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Mikamo (美甘村, Mikamo-son) was a town located in Maniwa District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.^[1]

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,668 and a density of 24.83 persons per km². The total area was 67.19 km².

On March 31, 2005, Mikamo, along with the town of Hokubō (from Jōbō District), and towns of Katsuyama, Kuse, Ochiai and Yubara, and the villages of Chūka, Kawakami and Yatsuka (all from Maniwa District) were merged to create the city of Maniwa.

Geography

• Rivers: Shinjō River (Tributary of the Asahi River)

Adjoining municipalities

• Okayama Prefecture
  • Katsuyama
  • Yubara
  • Shinjō
  • Ōsa

Education

• Mikamo Elementary School
• Mikamo Junior High School

Transportation

Road

• National highways:
  • Route 181
• Prefectural roads:
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 55 (Yubara-Mikamo)
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 447 (Awadani-Mikamo)

References

External links

• Official website of Maniwa in Japanese