Mitoyo, Kagawa

Mitoyo, Kagawa
Mitoyo
三豊市
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Location of Mitoyo in Kagawa
Mitoyo is located in Japan
Mitoyo
 
Coordinates: 34°9′N 133°42′E / 34.15°N 133.7°E / 34.15; 133.7Coordinates: 34°9′N 133°42′E / 34.15°N 133.7°E / 34.15; 133.7
Country Japan
Region Shikoku
Prefecture Kagawa
Area
 - Total 222.66 km2 (86 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 - Total 71,178
 - Density 319.7/km2 (827.9/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website City of Mitoyo

Mitoyo (三豊市 Mitoyo-shi?) is a city located in Kagawa, Japan.

As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 71,178 and a density of 320 persons per km². The total area is 222.66 km².

The city was founded on January 1, 2006 and is the merger of all seven towns from the former Mitoyo District: Mino, Nio, Saita, Takase, Takuma, Toyonaka and Yamamoto.

Tsushima Shrine, located in Mitoyo, is only accessible one day a year in early August.[citation needed][why?]

Mitoyo city has a sister city relationship with Waupaca, Wisconsin.

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