Kihoku, Mie

Kihoku (紀北町, Kihoku-chō) is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2012, the town had an estimated population of 17,885 and a population density of 69.6 persons per km2. The total area was 257.01 km2.

Kihoku

紀北町
Town
Kumano Bay in Kihoku
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Location of Kihoku in Mie Prefecture
Kihoku
 
Coordinates: 34°12′41″N 136°20′14″E
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureMie
DistrictKitamuro
Area
 • Total257.01 km2 (99.23 sq mi)
Population
 (September 2012)
 • Total17,885
 • Density69.6/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols 
 • TreeHinoki
 • FlowerJapanese lily
 • BirdJapanese murrelet
 • FishOcean sunfish
Phone number0597-32-3901　
Address495-8 Aikga, Kihoku-chō, Kitamuro-gun, Mie-ken 519-5701
Websitewww.town.mie-kihoku.lg.jp

Geography

Kihoku is located in southeastern the Kii Peninsula in southern Mie Prefecture, facing the Pacific Ocean. Kihoku is surrounded by river, sea, and mountain, and has a beautiful setting.

Neighboring municipalities

History

The town of Kihoku was established on October 11, 2005 by the merger of the towns Kii-Nagashima and Miyama.

Economy

Kihoku serves as a commercial center for the surrounding region. Commercial fishing and forestry are the major employers. A well-known product of the former town of Miyama is saury sushi because of the large local catch of saury. At Kihoku, there is the static inverter plant of Kii Channel HVDC system.

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Local attractions

A portion of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is located within Kihoku.

Notable people

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