Nio [town] -

Japanese: 仁尾[町] - にお

A former town in Mitoyo County, western Kagawa Prefecture. It occupies the southwestern coast at the base of the Misaki Peninsula, facing the Hiuchi Nada Sea. It is famous for its mandarin orange production, with mandarin orange fields spreading across the mountainside. Rice, persimmons, and strawberries are also produced in the area. Tsutajima Park is included in the Setonaikai National Park. In January 2006, it merged with the towns of Takase, Yamamoto, Mino, Toyonaka, Takuma, and Zaita in Mitoyo County to become a city. 15.49 ^km2 . 7,234 people (2003).

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Japanese:

香川県西部，三豊郡の旧町。三崎半島の基部南西岸を占め，燧(ひうち)灘に臨む。ミカンの多産地として有名で，山腹にミカン畑が広がる。米，花卉(かき)，イチゴも産する。蔦島(つたじま)公園は，瀬戸内海国立公園に含まれる。2006年１月，三豊郡高瀬町，山本町，三野町，豊中町，詫間町，財田町と合併し市制，三豊市となる。15.49km²。7234人（2003）。

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