Kihō, Mie

Kihō 紀宝町
Town
Kihō Town Office
Flag Seal
Location of Kihō in Mie Prefecture
Kihō
Coordinates: 33°44′N 136°0′E / 33.733°N 136.000°ECoordinates: 33°44′N 136°0′E / 33.733°N 136.000°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Mie Prefecture
District	Minamimuro
Area
• Total	79.66 km^2 (30.76 sq mi)
Population (September 2012)
• Total	11,454
• Density	144/km^2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Quercus
- Flower	Cymbidium kanran, Narcissus
Phone number	0735-33-0333
Address	324 Minami-Udono, Kihō-chō, Minamimuro-gun, Mie-ken 519-5701
Website	www.town.kiho.mie.jp

Kihō (紀宝町 Kihō-chō) is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2012, the town had an estimated population of 11,454 and a population density of 144 persons per km². The total area was 79.66 km².

Geography

Kihō is located near the southern tip of the Kii Peninsula, facing the Pacific Ocean, and is at the extreme southern point of Mie Prefecture, bordering on Wakayama Prefecture. Parts of the town are within the limits of the Yoshino-Kumano National Park.

Neighboring municipalities

• Kumano, Mie
• Mihama, Mie
• Shingū, Wakayama

History

The town of Kihō was established on October 31, 1951 by the merger of the villages of Ida, Mifune, and　Onodani. On January 10, 2006 the village of Udono also from Minamimuro District was merged into Kihō.

Economy

Kihō serves as a commercial center for the surrounding region. Hokuetsu Paper Mills is a major industrial employer.

Transportation

Railway

• JR Central – Kisei Main Line
  • Kii-Ida – Udono

Highway

• Japan National Route 42

Local attractions

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

External links

Media related to Kihō, Mie at Wikimedia Commons

• Kihō official website (Japanese)