Mino is a city located in Gifu, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 20,749 in 8149 households, and a population density of 180 persons per km2. The total area of the city was. The city is renowned for traditional Japanese Mino washi paper and its streets, which are in the style of the early Edo period. An urban area known as "Udatsu Townscape" is designated as an important traditional building group conservation area by the government on May 13, 1999.
Geography
Mino is located in the south-central Gifu Prefecture. The Nagara River and the Itadori River flow through the city. Mino is surrounded by the city ofSeki to the west, south and east, and by the city of Gujō to the north.
Climate
The city has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters. The average annual temperature in Mino is. The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around.
Per Japanese census data, the population of Mino has decreased gradually over the past 40 years..
Census Year
Population
1970
26,421
1980
26,825
1990
26,022
2000
24,662
2010
22,629
History
The area around Mino was part of traditional Mino Province. During the Edo period, Kanamori Nagachika, the founder of Takayama Domain was granted permission by Tokugawa Ieyasu to build Oguriyama Castle on the Nagara River. Due to floods, the castle town was relocated in 1605 to higher ground. The area later became part of the holdings of Owari Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. In the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, Mugi District in Gifu Prefecture was created, and with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on July 1, 1889 the town of Kozuchi was created. In July 1909 Kozuchi was the site of a meteorite impact. The meteorite, which massed about, broke into pieces and fell across an area long and wide. The largest piece, about, fell in the village of Gokurakuji. On April 1, 1911, Kozuchi was renamed Mino. Mino was raised to city status on April 1, 1954 with the merger of the town of Mino with the villages of Suhara, Shimomaki, Kamimaki, Oyada, Aimi, and Nakauchi.
