Maniwa, Okayama

Maniwa 真庭市
—  City  —
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Location of Maniwa in Okayama
Maniwa
Coordinates: 35°5′N 133°41′E / 35.083°N 133.683°E / 35.083; 133.683Coordinates: 35°5′N 133°41′E / 35.083°N 133.683°E / 35.083; 133.683
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku (Sanyo)
Prefecture	Okayama
Government
- Mayor	Koichiro Ide (since April 2005)
Area
- Total	828.43 km2 (319.9 sq mi)
Population (September 1, 2011)
- Total	50,389
- Density	60.8/km2 (157.5/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Phone number	0867-44-2611
Address	53-1 Katsuyama, Maniwa-shi, Okayama-ken 717-0013
Website	City of Maniwa

Maniwa (真庭市, Maniwa-shi^?) is a city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

On 31 March 2005, the town of Hokubō (from Jōbō District); the towns of Katsuyama, Ochiai, Yubara, and Kuse and the villages of Mikamo, Kawakami, Yatsuka, and Chūka (from Maniwa District) merged to form the new city of Maniwa.

On September 1, 2011, Maniwa had an area of 828.43 km², the largest area of any municipality in the prefecture. Its population was 50,389, with 17,711 households.

External links

Media related to Maniwa, Okayama at Wikimedia Commons

• Maniwa official website (Japanese)