- Kitagō, Miyazaki
Japanese city
Name=Kitagō Town
JapaneseName=北郷町
Prefecture=Miyazaki Prefecture
Region=Kyūshū
Area_km2=178.49
Population=4,859
PopDate=March, 2008
Density_km2=27.2
Coords= coord|31|40|50|N|131|21|88|E|region:JP_type:city
Postal code=889-2492
Area code=0987
Mayor = Kiyomi Kuraoka
Tree = Obi Cedar
Flower = Calanthe Orchid
Bird =Japanese White-eye Symbol
CityHallAddress= Miyazaki-ken, Kitagō-cho, Gōnohara-ōtsu 1477
CityHallPhone= 0987-55-2111
CityHallLink =http://www.town.kitago.miyazaki.jp/| City
Elevation=nihongo|Kitagō|北郷町|Kitagō-chō is a town located in Minaminaka District, Miyazaki,
Japan .It is bordered by Nichinan City to the south and east;Kiyotake Town and
Miyazaki City to the north; and Mimata Town to the west.As of 2008, the town has an estimated
population of 4,859 and a population density of 27.2 persons per km². The town's total area is 178.49 km².Kitago literally means "north shire". The town is in the northern part of the former Obi Shire, Himuka.
History
The town was established as a village in 1889 by merging Gonohara, Ofuji, Kitagawachi Villages, then promoted to a town in 1959.
*A planned merger of municipalities will be implemented on
March 30 ,2009 ; the city of Nichinan and the Minaminaka District towns of Kitagō and Nangō will merge into the new city of Nichinan. Minaminaka District will cease to exist.http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/kyusyu/45.htm]Land Use
*Rice Field: 2.2%
*Other Farmland: 1.1%
*Residential: 1.1%
*Mountain Forest: 88.2%
*Wilderness: 0.1%
*Mixed Use: 3.9%
*Other: 3.3%References
External links
* [http://www.town.kitago.miyazaki.jp/ Official website] ja icon
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