| Kagamino | |||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||||||
| Seal Type: | Emblem | ||||||
| Image Map1: | Kagamino in Okayama Prefecture Ja.svg | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 35.0919°N 133.9331°W | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūgoku San'yō | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Okayama | ||||||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Tomata | ||||||
| Extinct Title: | Now part of | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 419.68 | ||||||
| Population Total: | 12,425 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | January 31, 2023 | ||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||||||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 660 Takeda, Kagamino-cho, Tomata-gun, Okayama-ken 708-0392 | ||||||
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thumb|right|270px|Kagamino Town Hall
is a town located in Tomata District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 12,425 in 5633 households and a population density of 30 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town is 419.68sqkm.
Kagamino is located in north-central Okayama Prefecture. The Chugoku Mountains form its northern border with Tottori prefecture, with peaks of 1000 meters or more. The southern part of the town is located at the western edge of the Tsuyama Basin, and the Yoshii River flows through the center of the town from north to south.
Okayama Prefecture
Tottori Prefecture
Kagamino has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kagamino is 13.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1501 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 25.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.7 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Kagamino has been declining steadily since the 1950s.
The area of Kagamino was part of ancient Mimasaka Province.The town of Kagamino was established by the merger of the villages of Yoshino, Ono, Oda, Nakatani, Kagami-Minami and Kagami-kita on November 10, 1952.
On March 1, 2005, Kagamino absorbed the town of Okutsu, and the villages of Kamisaibara and Tomi, from the Tomata District.
Kagamino has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. Kagamino, collectively with the city of Tsuyama and the towns of Nagi and Shōō, contributes four members to the Okayama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Okayama 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
The main industry in the area is agriculture and forestry. The Yamada Bee Farm Corporation, a noted honey producer, is headquartered in Kagamino.
Kagamino has eight public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.
Kagamino does not have any passenger rail service. The nearest train station is Innoshō Station on the JR West Kishin Line in the neighboring Tsuyama.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan.
Kagamino is twinned with: