Minamiarima (南有馬町, Minami-Arima-chō) was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,023 and a density of 259.05 persons per km2. The total area was 23.25 km2.
On March 31, 2006, Minamiarima, along with the towns of Arie, Fukae, Futsu, Kazusa, Kita-Arima, Kuchinotsu and Nishi-Arie (all from Minamitakaki District), was merged to create the city of Minamishimabara.[1][2]
Minami-Arima was the site of Hara Castle. The fortress was destroyed following the deaths of 37,000 rebels and their leader, Amakusa Shirō, at the hands of Tokugawa Shogunate forces in the final battle of the Shimabara Rebellion (1637–1638).
3 月 31 日に加津佐町,口之津町,南有馬町,北有馬町,西有家町,有家町,布津町及び深江町が合併し、南島原市となった。