was a

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located in Minaminaka District, Miyazaki,

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 11,845 and the

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of 187.51 persons per km². The total area was 63.17 km². On March 30, 2009, Nangō, along with the town of Kitagō (also from Minaminaka District), was merged into the expanded city of Nichinan. Minaminaka District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Nango literally means "south shire". The town is in the southern part of the former Obi Shire, Himuka.

History

The town was established as a village in 1889 by merging the villages of Taninokuchi, Wakimoto, Katagami, Nienami, Tsuyano and Nakamura; which was later elevated to town status in 1940.

References

External links

Nichinan official website
Dissolved municipalities of Miyazaki Prefecture {{Miyazaki-geo-stub