Tamano, Okayama

Tamano 玉野市
City
Symbol
Location of Tamano in Okayama Prefecture
Tamano Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°29′19″N 133°56′55″E / 34.48861°N 133.94861°ECoordinates: 34°29′19″N 133°56′55″E / 34.48861°N 133.94861°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku (San'yō)
Prefecture	Okayama Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Susumu Kuroda (since October 2005)
Area
• Total	103.61 km^2 (40.00 sq mi)
Population (May 1, 2011)
• Total	64,980
• Density	630/km^2 (1,600/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Quercus
• Flower	Azalea
• Fish	Sabastes (Mebaru in Japanese)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address	Uno 1-27-1, Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture (岡山県玉野市宇野１丁目27番１号) 706-8510
Website	www.city.tamano.lg.jp//

Tamano (玉野市 Tamano-shi) is a city located in southern Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The city was officially founded on August 3, 1940.

As of May 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 64,980, with 27,933 households and a population density of 627.16 persons per km². The total area is 103.61 km².

JR Uno Line connects it to Okayama. Before the Great Seto Bridge was opened, there was a train ferry between Uno Port in Tamano and Takamatsu on Shikoku and Tamano was the major entrance to Shikoku. Still today there are many ferry lines between Uno port and Takamatsu, Shodoshima and Naoshima Islands.

Its major industry is ship construction and metal refining. Another major industry is fishing. Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding has a shipbuilding yard Tamano. It is one of the major shipbuilding yards in Japan.

Sister Cities

Tamano has three international Sister Cities. They are:

• Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
• Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China.
• Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States.

External links

• Media related to Tamano, Okayama at Wikimedia Commons
• Tamano City official website (Japanese)