Miki, Kagawa Prefecture, Shikoku Region, Japan

🇯🇵 Miki (三木町, Miki-chō) is a town located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. The town had an estimated population density of 270 persons per km². The total area of the town is 75.78 square km (29.26 sq mi).

Geography Miki is located in eastern Kagawa Prefecture on ten island of Shikoku. The town area is long from north to south, and consists of hilly areas in the north, plains in the centre, and mountainous areas in the south. It borders the prefectural capital, Takamatsu City, to the north, west, and south-west, Sanuki City to the east, and Mima City, Tokushima Prefecture to the southeast. From the northern part to the central and southern part, it is the basin of the Shinkawa River system, which originates from Mt. Kosen.

Neighbouring municipalities Kagawa Prefecture • Takamatsu • Sanuki; Tokushima Prefecture • Mima.

History The area of Miki was part of ancient Sanuki Province. During the Edo Period, the area was part of the holdings of Takamatsu. Following the Meiji restoration, the area was organized into villages with the creation of the modern municipalities system on February 15, 1890. The village of Hirai was raised to town status on April 1, 1919. The town of Miki was created on October 1, 1954 by merging the town of Hirai and the villages of Hikami, Kamiyama, Shimotakaoka and Tanaka. In 1956 the village of Ido also merged into Miki, but in 1959 residents in the northern part of Ido requested their portion be transferred to the town of Nagao (present-day Sanuki city).

Government Miki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 16 members. Miki contributes one member to the Kagawa Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Kagawa 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy The local economy is based on admixture of agriculture (rice, strawberries, asparagus, tomatoes, and other agricultural products), food processing and light manufacturing.

Education Miki has four public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education.

Transport: Rail Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad Kotoden Nagao Line • Ikenobe - Nōgakubumae - Hiragi - Gakuen-dōri - Shirayama - Ido - Kumonmyō

Transport: Road • Takamatsu Expressway • National Route 11 • National Route 193 • National Route 377.