Minano, Saitama

Minano 皆野町
Town
Minano town office
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Location of Minano in Saitama Prefecture
Minano
Coordinates: 36°4′15″N 139°5′55.6″E / 36.07083°N 139.098778°E / 36.07083; 139.098778Coordinates: 36°4′15″N 139°5′55.6″E / 36.07083°N 139.098778°E / 36.07083; 139.098778
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama Prefecture
District	Chichibu
Area
• Total	63.74 km2 (24.61 sq mi)
Population (February 2016)
• Total	10,096
• Density	158/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Ginkgo biloba
- Flower	Albizia julibrissin
- Bird	Japanese white-eye
Phone number	0494-62-1230
Address	1420-1 Minano, Minano-machi, Chichibu-gun, Saitama-ken 369-1492
Website	Official website

Chichibu Plateau in Minano

Minano (皆野町, Minano-machi) is a town located in Chichibu District, Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the town had an estimated population of 10,096 and a population density of 158 persons per km². Its total area was 63.74 square kilometres (24.61 sq mi).

Geography

Located in western Saitama Prefecture, Minano is on the upper reaches of the Arakawa River.

Surrounding municipalities

• Saitama Prefecture
  • Chichibu
  • Honjō
  • Kamikawa
  • Yorii
  • Nagatoro
  • Higashichichibu

History

The village of Minano was created within Chichibu District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was elevated to town status on November 10, 1928. On September 8, 1943 Minano was merged with the neighboring villages of Kunikami, Kanazawa, Hinozawa, Misawa and Ota to form the new town of Mino. However, the town was dissolved on December 1, 1946 back into its original components. On March 1 1955, Minano again annexed the neighboring villages of Kunikami, Kanazawa, and Hinozawa followed by the village of Misawa on March 31, 1957.

Economy

The economy of Minano is based primarily on precision machining and agro-tourism.

Education

Minano has four elementary schools, one middle school and one high school.

Transportation

Railway

• Chichibu Railway - Chichibu Main Line
  • Oyahana – Minano

Highway

• Japan National Route 140

Local attractions

• Nagatoro Gorge
• Chichibu 34 Kannon Sanctuary

External links

Media related to Minano, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)

Saitama Prefecture
Saitama (capital)
Wards of Saitama	Chūō Iwatsuki Kita Midori Minami Minuma Nishi Ōmiya Sakura Urawa
Core cities	Kawagoe Koshigaya
Special cities	Kasukabe Kawaguchi Kumagaya
Cities	Ageo Asaka Chichibu Fujimi Fujimino Fukaya Gyōda Hannō Hanyū Hasuda Hidaka Higashimatsuyama Honjō Iruma Kazo Kitamoto Kōnosu Kuki Misato Niiza Okegawa Sakado Satte Sayama Shiki Shiraoka Sōka Toda Tokorozawa Tsurugashima Wakō Warabi Yashio Yoshikawa
Chichibu District	Higashichichibu Minano Nagatoro Ogano Yokoze
Hiki District	Hatoyama Kawajima Namegawa Ogawa Ranzan Tokigawa Yoshimi
Iruma District	Miyoshi Moroyama Ogose
Kitaadachi District	Ina
Kitakatsushika District	Matsubushi Sugito
Kodama District	Kamikawa Kamisato Misato
Minamisaitama District	Miyashiro
Ōsato District	Yorii
List of mergers in Saitama Prefecture