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Nango (南郷町; Nangō-chō) is a town located in Minaminaka District, Miyazaki, Japan.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 11,845 and the density of 187.51 persons per km². The total area is 63.17 km².
Nango literally means "south shire". This town is a southern part of the former Obi Shire, Himuka.
The town was established as a village in 1889 by merging Taninokuchi, Wakimoto, Katagami, Nienami, Tsuyano, and Nakamura Villages, then promoted to a town in 1940.
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