Minabe, Wakayama

Minabe みなべ町
Town
Minabe Bairin
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Location of Minabe in Wakayama Prefecture
Minabe
Coordinates: 33°46′21″N 135°19′14″E / 33.77250°N 135.32056°E / 33.77250; 135.32056
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Wakayama
District	Hidaka
Government
• Mayor	Yoshimasa Kotani
Area
• Total	120.28 km2 (46.44 sq mi)
Population  (November 30, 2021)
• Total	12,137
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
• Flower	Ume (Prunus mume)
• Bird	Japanese bush warbler (Cettia diphone)
• Fish	Japanese sardine (Sardinops melanostictus)
Phone number	0739-72-2015
Address	742 Shiba, Minabe-chō, Hidaka-gun, Wakayama-ken 645-0002
Website	Official website

Minabe (みなべ町, Minabe-chō) is a small town located in Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. As of 30 November 2021^[update], the town had an estimated population of 12,137 in 4725 households and a population density of 100 persons per km².^[1] The total area of the town is 120.28 square kilometres (46.44 sq mi).