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{{Short description|Former town in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan}}
[[File:NakamichiTown-YamanashiPref.png|thumb|Location map of former Nakamichi Town]]
{{nihongo|'''Nakamichi'''|中道町|Nakamichi-machi}} was a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Higashiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi|Higashiyatsushiro District]], [[Yamanashi Prefecture]], [[Japan]].

As of 2003, the town had an estimated [[population]] of 5,632 and a [[population density]] of 267.94 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is 21.02&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

== History ==
On March 1, 2006, Nakamichi, along with the northern part of the village of [[Kamikuishiki, Yamanashi|Kamikuishiki]] (the localities of ''Furuseki'' and ''Kakehashi'') (from [[Nishiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi|Nishiyatsushiro District]]), was merged into the expanded city of [[Kōfu, Yamanashi|Kōfu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=総務省｜令和2年版　地方財政白書｜資料編　〔附属資料〕　昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績 |trans-title=Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60 |url=https://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_seisaku/hakusyo/chihou/32data/2020data/r02czs05-03.html |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=総務省 |language=ja}}</ref>

== Geography ==

=== Topography and Hydrography ===
[[File:Kofu-basin_Nakamichi.jpg|left|thumb|Nakamichi seen from the Ubaguchi Pass.]]
Located at the southeastern edge of the {{Interlanguage link|甲府盆地|ja}} (甲府盆地), Nakamichi is the southern gateway to Kōfu. Long and narrow in shape, the town is traversed from north to south by National Route 358. The northern part is a floodplain on the left bank of the [[Fuefuki River|Fuefuki-gawa]] (笛吹川). The [[Takido River|Takido-gawa]] (滝戸川), which flows into the Fuefuki, runs through the center of the town. To the south, the Sone Hills extend from the {{Interlanguage link|御坂山地|ja}} (御坂山地), featuring small, rounded hills in the foreground. The southern part is part of the Misaka Mountains{{sfn|Yokota|1976}}{{,}}.{{sfn|Yokota|1995}} The municipality covers an area of {{cvt|21.02|km2}}.{{sfn|Yokota|1995}}
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== References ==
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== Sources ==
* {{citation |lang=ja |first=Tadao |last=Yokota |script-title=ja:中道町史 |trans-title=Nakamichi Town History |publisher=Nakamichi Town Hall |date=1976}}
* {{citation |lang=ja |first=Tadao |last=Yokota |script-title=ja:山梨県の地名 日本歴史地名大系 |trans-title=Place Names in Yamanashi Prefecture: Japan Historical Place Names |publisher=[[Heibonsha]] |date=1995 |isbn=4-582-49019-0 }}

==External links==
* [http://www.city.kofu.yamanashi.jp/ Kōfu official website] {{in lang|ja}}

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[[Category:Dissolved municipalities of Yamanashi Prefecture]]
[[Category:Kōfu, Yamanashi]]


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