Country Japan Area 103.6 km² Local time Sunday 12:45 PM | Region Chūgoku (San'yō) Population 64,980 (1 May 2011) Prefecture Okayama Prefecture | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) City hall address Uno 1-27-1, Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture (岡山県玉野市宇野１丁目27番１号)
706-8510 Website www.city.tamano.lg.jp// Weather 10°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 64% Humidity Points of interest Toy Kingdom, Shibukawadobutsu Park, Miyama Park, Taiminato Park, Shibukawa Park | ||
Tamano (玉野市, Tamano-shi) is a city located in southern Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The city was officially founded on August 3, 1940.
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Map of Tamano, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
As of May 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 64,980, with 27,933 households and a population density of 627.16 persons per km². The total area is 103.61 km².
JR Uno Line connects it to Okayama. Before the Great Seto Bridge was opened, there was a train ferry between Uno Port in Tamano and Takamatsu on Shikoku and Tamano was the major entrance to Shikoku. Still today there are many ferry lines between Uno port and Takamatsu, Shodoshima and Naoshima Islands.
Its major industry is ship construction and metal refining. Another major industry is fishing. Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding has a shipbuilding yard Tamano. It is one of the major shipbuilding yards in Japan.
Sister Cities
Tamano has three international Sister Cities. They are: