Kibi-chuo Town

Okayama Prefecture · Town

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Kibi-chuo Town is on the Kibi Highlands at the "very center" of Okayama Prefecture and was formed by merging Kayo Town and Kamogawa Town. It has Kibi Kogen City, built by the prefecture, and Gokei Gorge, lined with strange rocks, is famous for autumn leaves. Garden designer Shigemori Mirei was born here, and the town has a memorial hall.

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Population: 9,896 1,180th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −9.1% 605th in Japanfrom 10,886 in 2020
Area: 269 km² 455th in Japan
Population density: 37 people/km² 1,380th in Japan

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.

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