Miki, Kagawa

Miki
三木町
Town

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Location of Miki in Kagawa Prefecture
Miki
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°16′N 134°8′E / 34.267°N 134.133°E / 34.267; 134.133Coordinates: 34°16′N 134°8′E / 34.267°N 134.133°E / 34.267; 134.133
Country Japan
Region Shikoku
Prefecture Kagawa Prefecture
District Kita
Government
 • Mayor Toshiyuki Tsutsui
Area
 • Total 75.78 km2 (29.26 sq mi)
Population (January 2016)
 • Total 27,835
 • Density 370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Symbols
 • Tree Kurogane holly
 • Flower Chinese peony
Time zone UTC+9 (JST)
City hall address 310 Hikami-Ōaza, Miki Town, Kita District, Kagawa Prefecture
761-0692
Website www.town.miki.lg.jp

Miki (三木町, Miki-chō) is a town located in Kita District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.

As of January 2016, the town has an estimated population of 27,835[1] and a density of 367.31 persons per km². The total area is 75.78 km².[2]

The town was formed in October 1954 via a merger of the town of Hirai and the villages of Hikami, Kamiyama, Shimotakaoka and Tanaka.[3] In September 1956 the village of Ido also merged into Miki, but subsequently in November 1959 the residents in the northern area of Ido requested their area be transferred to the town of Nagao (present-day Sanuki city).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "現在の推計人口" [Current population estimate] (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "三木町の位置・地勢" [Location and topography of Miki] (in Japanese). 8 March 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 "三木町の誕生" [The Birth of Miki] (in Japanese). 8 March 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2016.


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