Kagamino, Okayama

Kagamino
鏡野町
Town

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Location of Kagamino in Okayama Prefecture
Kagamino

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 35°6′N 133°56′E / 35.100°N 133.933°E / 35.100; 133.933Coordinates: 35°6′N 133°56′E / 35.100°N 133.933°E / 35.100; 133.933
Country Japan
Region Chūgoku
San'yō
Prefecture Okayama Prefecture
District Tomata
Area
  Total 419.69 km2 (162.04 sq mi)
Population (2003)
  Total 14,651
  Density 35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website www.town.kagamino.lg.jp

Kagamino (鏡野町 Kagamino-chō) is a town located in Tomata District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

On March 1, 2005 Kagamino absorbed the town of Okutsu, and the villages of Kamisaibara and Tomi, all from Tomata District, to form the new town of Kagamino, with a combined total area of 419.69 km2 (162 sq mi). The combined population of the towns, using the 2003 estimates, would be 14,651.

As of 2003 (before the merger), the town had an estimated population of 11,188 and a density of 91.52 persons per km². The total area was 122.24 km2 (47 sq mi).

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Kagamino is twinned with:

References

  1. "Association Suisse des Communes et Régions d'Europe". L'Association suisse pour le Conseil des Communes et Régions d'Europe (ASCCRE) (in French). Retrieved 2013-07-20.


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