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| settlement_type= City | image_flag= Flag of Minamata, Kumamoto.png | image_map= Minamata in Kumamoto Prefecture Ja.svg | lat_deg= 32 | lat_min= 13 | lat_sec= | lon_deg= 130 | lon_min= 24 | lon_sec= | region= Kyushu | prefecture=Kumamoto Prefecture | district= | mayor= Katsuaki Miyamoto | area_km2=162.88 | population=27,856 | population_as_of=May 2008 | density_km2=171 | tree=Sakura | flower=Azalea | bird= | city_hall_address=1-1-1, Jinnai, Minamata-shi, Kumamoto-ken | city_hall_postal_code=867-8555 | website = }} is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is on the west coast of Kyūshū and faces Amakusa islands. Minamata was established as a village in 1889, re-designated as a town in 1912 and grew into a city in 1949.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.minamatacity.jp/eng/history.htm )〕 As of 2012, the city has an estimated population of 26,460〔:ja:水俣〕 and a population density of 162 persons per km². The total area is 162.88 km². Minamata is known due to Minamata disease, a neurological disorder caused by mercury poisoning. The disease was discovered in 1956.〔 A local chemical plant was blamed for causing the disease by emitting untreated wastewater to the Minamata Bay. Lately, Minamata has focused on becoming a model environmental city. In 1999, the city obtained the ISO 14001 certification for Environmental Management.〔 In 2001, Minamata became an official Japanese Eco-town. In 2004 and 2005, Minamata won the Japanese Top Eco-City contest〔(【引用サイトリンク】) Minatama City: City-wide Efforts to be a Model Environmental City, Getting Over Minamata Disease">url=http://www.japanfs.org/en/pages/028712.html#more )〕 ==Minamata environmental disaster== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minamata, Kumamoto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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