Misato, Miyazaki

Misato
Misato ; 美郷町
	Town
	Shosoin style in Misato, which built by part of tourism and relationship in Japan and South Korea
	Flag Chapter
	Location of Misato in Miyazaki Prefecture
	Misato Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 32°25′56″N 131°22′45″E / 32.43222°N 131.37917°ECoordinates: 32°25′56″N 131°22′45″E / 32.43222°N 131.37917°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Miyazaki Prefecture
District	Higashiusuki
Government
• Mayor	Hikoichi Kikuta (since February 2010)
Area
• Total	448.84 km2 (173.30 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2019)
• Total	4,823
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	Saigo-ku, Tashiro 1, Misato Town, Higashi-Usuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県東臼杵郡三郷町西郷区田代１番地); 883-1101
Website	www.town.miyazaki-misato.lg.jp
	Symbols
Bird	Japanese white-eye
Flower	Prunus mume
Tree	Ternstroemia gymnanthera

Misato (美郷町, Misato-chō) is a town located in Higashiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.

The town was formed on January 1, 2006 from the merger of the villages of Kitagō, Nangō and Saigō, all from Higashiusuki District.

As of October 1, 2019, the town has an estimated population of 4,823, with 2,292 households^[1] and the population density of 10.7 persons per km². The total area is 448.84 km².

Local attractionEdit

Museum of Baekje in Misato and West Shosoin in Misato, both built in 1996, as part of the tourism partnership in Japan and South Korea.^{[citation needed]}

Museum of Baekje in Misato

TransportationEdit

HighwaysEdit

ReferencesEdit

^ "Official website of Misato Town" (in Japanese). Japan: Misato Town. Retrieved 27 April 2017.

External linksEdit

Media related to Misato, Miyazaki at Wikimedia Commons
Misato official website (in Japanese)
Misato official website (in English)

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[1] "Official website of Misato Town" (in Japanese). Japan: Misato Town. Retrieved 27 April 2017.

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