Minabe, Wakayama

Minabe
みなべ町
Town
Minabe Bairin
Minabe Bairin
Flag of Minabe
Official logo of Minabe
Location of Minabe in Wakayama Prefecture
Location of Minabe in Wakayama Prefecture
Minabe is located in Japan
Minabe
Minabe
 
Coordinates: 33°46′21″N 135°19′14″E / 33.77250°N 135.32056°E / 33.77250; 135.32056
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureWakayama
DistrictHidaka
Government
 • MayorYoshimasa Kotani
Area
 • Total120.28 km2 (46.44 sq mi)
Population
 (November 30, 2021)
 • Total12,137
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols 
• TreeUbame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
• FlowerUme (Prunus mume)
• BirdJapanese bush warbler (Cettia diphone)
• FishJapanese sardine (Sardinops melanostictus)
Phone number0739-72-2015
Address742 Shiba, Minabe-chō, Hidaka-gun, Wakayama-ken 645-0002
WebsiteOfficial website
Minabe Town Hall

Minabe (みなべ町, Minabe-chō) is a small town located in Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. As of 30 November 2021, the town had an estimated population of 12,137 in 4725 households and a population density of 100 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 120.28 square kilometres (46.44 sq mi).

  1. ^ "Minabe Town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.