Country Japan Area 152.3 km² Local time Wednesday 11:13 AM Prefecture Fukui Prefecture | Website www.wakasamihama.jp Population 11,148 (2003) District Mikata District, Fukui | |
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Region Chūbu region
Hokuriku region Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 9°C, Wind NW at 29 km/h, 57% Humidity Points of interest Crystal Beach beaches, Rainbow Line Sancho P, Akasakayama, Otaniyama, Wakasakuniyoshijo Historical Museum | ||
Mihama (美浜町, Mihama-chō) is a town located in Mikata District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Map of Mihama, Mikata District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 11,148 and a density of 73.19 persons per km². The total area is 152.32 km².
On August 9, 2004, a non-radioactive steam leak killed 5 and burnt 12 others in a nearby Mihama Nuclear Power Plant; the particular high-pressure steam pipe had lost 85% of its wall thickness and failed five days before its first inspection since 1976.
References
Mihama, Fukui Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA