Miki
三木町
Town
Miki town hall
Miki town hall
Flag of Miki
Flag
Official seal of Miki
Chapter
Location of Miki in Kagawa Prefecture
Location of Miki
Miki is located in Japan
Miki
Miki
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°16′N 134°8′E / 34.267°N 134.133°E / 34.267; 134.133
CountryJapan
RegionShikoku
PrefectureKagawa
DistrictKita
Government
 • MayorYoshiharu Ito (since 2018)
Area
[1]
 • Total75.78 km2 (29.26 sq mi)
Population
 (September 1, 2022)[2]
 • Total26,449
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address310 Hikami-Ōaza, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa-ken 761-0692
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerChinese peony
TreeKurogane holly

Miki (三木町, Miki-chō) is a town located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2022, the town had an estimated population of 26,449 in 10963 households and a population density of 270 persons per km².[3] The total area of the town is 75.78 square kilometres (29.26 sq mi).

Geography

Miki is located in eastern Kagawa Prefecture on ten island of Shikoku. The town area is long from north to south, and consists of hilly areas in the north, plains in the center, and mountainous areas in the south. It borders the prefectural capital, Takamatsu City, to the north, west, and southwest, Sanuki City to the east, and Mima City, Tokushima Prefecture to the southeast. From the northern part to the central and southern part, it is the basin of the Shinkawa River system, which originates from Mt. Kosen.

Neighbouring municipalities

Kagawa Prefecture

Tokushima Prefecture

Climate

Miki has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Miki is 15.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1606 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.0 °C.[4]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Utazu has been increasing steadily since the 1960s.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1950 8,986—    
1960 8,503−5.4%
1970 9,569+12.5%
1980 11,341+18.5%
1990 12,807+12.9%
2000 15,978+24.8%
2010 18,429+15.3%

History

The area of Miki was part of ancient Sanuki Province. During the Edo Period, the area was part of the holdings of Takamatsu. Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organized into villages with the creation of the modern municipalities system on February 15, 1890. The village of Hirai was raised to town status on April 1, 1919. The town of Miki was created on October 1, 1954 by merging the town of Hirai and the villages of Hikami, Kamiyama, Shimotakaoka and Tanaka.[6] In 1956 the village of Ido also merged into Miki, but in 1959 residents in the northern part of Ido requested their portion be transferred to the town of Nagao (present-day Sanuki city).[6]

Government

Miki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 16 members. Miki contributes one member to the Kagawa Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Kagawa 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The local economy is based on admixture of agriculture (rice, strawberries, asparagus, tomatoes, and other agricultural products), food processing and light manufacturing.

Education

Miki has four public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railways

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad Kotoden Nagao Line

Highways

References

  1. ↑ "Areas of prefectures, cities, etc". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism. 1 January 2021. p. 64. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Population Statistics for September 1, 2020" (in Japanese). Kagawa Prefectural Government. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Miki town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  4. ↑ Miki climate data
  5. ↑ Utazu population statistics
  6. 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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