page_title: Mima, Tokushima
section_title: Name
hierarchical_section_title: Mima, Tokushima / History / Name
caption_attribution_description: English: Horse depicted in art in park near Lawson convenience store. Mima Town, Mima City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
context_page_description: Mima is a city located in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.
  The modern city of Mima was established on March 1, 2005, from the merger of the former towns of Mima, Anabuki and Waki, and the village of Koyadaira. As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 28,689 and a population density of 78.1 persons per km². The total area is 367.14 km². About 20.1% is inhabitable land.
context_section_description: The name Mima (美馬) is derived from two characters meaning "Beautiful Horse".  Mima was once home to many horse breeders.  Although breeders and keepers are not so common in present-day Mima, the history lives on today in art, local products, and such.
caption: "Beautiful horse" depicted in park south of Mima I.C.
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