was a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

located in Mima District,

Tokushima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 682,439 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,146 Square kilometre, km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture b ...

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 7,444 and a

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of 68.37 persons per km². The total area was 108.88 km². On March 1, 2005, Anabuki, along with the towns of Mima (former) and

Waki Waki or WAKI may refer to: Places * Waki, Yamaguchi, a town in Japan * Waki, Poland, a village in Poland * Waki, Mali, a town in Mali * Waki, Jaoli, a village in Maharashtra, India * Waki, Vikramgad, a village in Maharashtra, India * Waki, Beed, ...

, and the village of Koyadaira (all from Mima District), was merged to create the city of Mima.

External links

Mima official website
(in Japanese) Dissolved municipalities of Tokushima Prefecture Mima, Tokushima {{Tokushima-geo-stub