Mikkabi, Shizuoka
Appearance
Mikkabi
三ヶ日町 | |
---|---|
Former municipality | |
Coordinates: 34°48′11″N 137°33′22″E / 34.80306°N 137.55611°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
Prefecture | Shizuoka Prefecture |
District | Inasa |
Merged | July 1, 2005 (now part of Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu) |
Area | |
• Total | 75.65 km2 (29.21 sq mi) |
Population (June 1, 2005) | |
• Total | 16,059 |
• Density | 212.28/km2 (549.8/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Symbols | |
Bird | Japanese white-eye |
Flower | Citrus unshiu (satsuma) |
Tree | Inumaki |
Mikkabi (三ヶ日町, Mikkabi-chō) was a town located in Inasa District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
At the time of its merger, the town had an estimated population of 16,059 and a density of 212.28 persons per km2. The total area was 75.65 km2.
On July 1, 2005, Mikkabi, along with the cities of Tenryū and Hamakita, the town of Haruno (from Shūchi District), the towns of Hosoe and Inasa (all from Inasa District), the towns of Misakubo and Sakuma, the village of Tatsuyama (all from Iwata District), and the towns of Maisaka and Yūtō (both from Hamana District), was merged into the expanded city of Hamamatsu,[1][2] and is now part of Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu City.
Mikkabi is known for its production of mikan oranges.
References
[edit]- ^ 浜松市. "合併の経緯". 浜松市公式ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
平成17年7月1日、浜松市、浜北市、天竜市、舞阪町、雄踏町、細江町、引佐町、三ヶ日町、春野町、佐久間町、水窪町及び龍山村の12市町村が合併して、新しい浜松市が誕生しました。
- ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 142.
Tenryu-shi, Hamakita-shi, Haruno-cho, Tatsuyama-mura, Sakuma-cho, Misakubo-cho, Maisaka-cho, Yuto-cho, Hosoe-cho, Inasa-cho, and Mikkabi-cho were incorporated into Hamamatsu-shi as of July 1, 2005.