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in northwestern

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, Japan. , the city had an estimated

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of 139,118 in 62451 households and a

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of 2900 persons per km². The total area of the city is . It is a suburban city of

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City and a part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area. Its name is commonly romanized as "Minō" or "Minoo"; however, the city government officially uses the transliteration "Minoh" in ''

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Geography

Minoh lies about north of the center of the city of

. It is accessed by the

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in about 30 minutes from

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. Most of the city's population is located in the southern part of the city, which is dominated by high-end residential areas. It has developed as a

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for the Osaka metropolitan area. The southwestern part of the city is an old urban and residential area, and the southeastern part of the city is a new residential area. The central and northern areas are mountainous. The Minoh River flows southwestward in the southwest, and the Hankyu Minoh Line runs parallel to it. The Senri River flows westward through the central and southern areas, and the Katsuoji River flows eastward through the southeastern areas.

Neighboring municipalities

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* Kawanishi Osaka Prefecture * Ibaraki * Ikeda *

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* Toyono

Climate

Minoh has a

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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minoh is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Minoh has remained relatively steady over the past 40 years.

History

The area of the modern city of Minoh was within ancient

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. The village of Minoh was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on 1 April 1889. It was raised to town status on 1 January 1948. Minoh merged with the village of Toyokawa and was raised to city status on 1 December 1956.

Government

Minoh has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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city council of 23 members. Minoh, together with Toyono District, contributes two members to the

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. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 9th district of the

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of the

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Economy

Minoh is a regional commercial center and is also a

due to its proximity to Osaka.

Education

Minoh has 12 public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. There are also one private combined elementary/middle/high school and one private combined middle/high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. The Osaka Aoyama College is located in Minoh.

Transportation

Railway

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* - -

Highway

* Mino-Todoromi Interchange * Japanese National Route Sign 0423

Minō Toll Road The Minō Toll Road (箕面有料道路 ''Minō Yūryōdōro'') is a two-lane toll road in Minoh, Osaka that connects the Shin-Meishin Expressway to the southern limits of the city via a tunnel under Mount Minō. History The Minō Toll Road was ...

* *

Sister cities

Minoh is twinned with: *

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Local attractions

Minoh is best known for Meiji no Mori Minō Quasi-National Park, one of Japan's oldest

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s, which is home to a large population of wild monkeys and has a picturesque waterfall. The 1200-year-old Buddhist temple

Katsuō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Minō city, north of Osaka, Japan. According to an English language brochure given out at the temple, the site was first occupied late in the Nara period by two priests, Zenchū and Zensan. The Miroku-ji temple was erec ...

, famous for its huge collection of

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s is located in Minoh.

Notable people

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: 中島麻未, ''Nakashima Ami'') *

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; Born in Tokyo, Japan, but raised in Minoh) * Yūki Mizuhara, Japanese actress * Ryoichi Sasakawa, Japanese businessman,

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References

External links

Minoh City official website

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