was a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Kaisō District,
Wakayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 944,320 () and has a geographic area of . Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture ...
,
Japan.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated
population
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of 3,852 and a
density
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of . The total area is .
On January 1, 2006, Misato, along with the town of
Nokami (also from
Kaisō District), was merged to create the town of
Kimino.
Misato is home to Misato Astronomical observatory. It also produces a heavy crop of fruit in the form of both Mikans and Persimmons.
External links
Official town website
Dissolved municipalities of Wakayama Prefecture
Kimino, Wakayama
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