Minoh [city] - Minoh

Japanese: 箕面[市] - みのお

A city in the north of Osaka Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1956. Most of the city is made up of the Minoh Mountains, which are 400-500m above sea level, with the city center located on the alluvial fan in the south. After the opening of the Minoh-Arima Electric Railway (now the Hankyu Minoh Line) in 1910, the area became a residential suburb of Osaka and a tourist base for the leisure spot Minoh Park, and residential development became prominent. Minoh Park is part of Meiji no Mori Minoh Quasi-National Park. In the west, trees and flowers are cultivated, while in the north, chestnuts and loquats are cultivated. The city is home to the Osaka Semba Textile Wholesalers Complex and Osaka University of Foreign Studies. Area: ^{47.90 km2} . Population: 129,895 (2010).
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大阪府北部の市。1956年市制。大部分は標高400〜500mの箕面山地で，南部の扇状地に中心市街がある。1910年箕面有馬電鉄（現阪急箕面線）開通後大阪の郊外住宅地，行楽地箕面公園の観光基地となり住宅地化が顕著。箕面公園は明治の森箕面国定公園に属する。西部では植木・花卉(かき)栽培，北部ではクリ，ビワの栽培が盛ん。大阪船場繊維卸商団地，大阪外国語大学がある。47.90km²。12万9895人（2010）。
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