Mihara, Kōchi
village in Hata district, Kōchi prefecture, Japan
Mihara (三原村, Mihara-mura) is a village located in Hata District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2025, the village had an estimated population of 1340 in 751 households and a population density of 17 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 39.60 square kilometres (15.29 sq mi).
Geography
Mihara is located in a mountainous region in western Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. It is approximately 153 km from the Kōchi prefectural capital, Kōchi city. Surrounded by mountains of 450 to 850 meters, it is located independently of the neighboring three cities of Nakamura, Sukumo, and Tosashimizu. Most of the village is forest, and villages and cultivated land are scattered along the Shimonokae River and its tributaries.
Neighboring municipalities
Kōchi Prefecture
Shimanto city
Sukumo
Tosashimizu
Climate
Mihara has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Mihara is 16.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2074 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January at around 21.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 7.0 °C.
Hamlets
Mihara is separated in different hamlets.
The public source identifies “Mihara, Kōchi” as village in Hata district, Kōchi prefecture, Japan. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Mihara, Kōchi and village.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1206074. VIAF identifies the subject as 257830018. Authority coordinates are 32.906, 132.847. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2025, 1340 and 2074.
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