is a city located in southern Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The city was officially founded on August 3, 1940. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 60,101 and a population density of 580 persons per km². The total area is 103.61 km². The JR Uno Line connects it to Okayama. Before the Great Seto Bridge was opened, there was a train ferry between Uno Port in Tamano and Takamatsu on Shikoku. Then, Tamano was the major entrance to Shikoku. Today there still exist many ferry lines between Uno port and Takamatsu, and also the islands of Shōdoshima and Naoshima. Its major industry is ship construction and metal refining, another important industry being fishing. One of the largest shipbuilding yards in Japan, operated by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, is located in Tamano. Geography Climate Tamano has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Tamano is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Tamano was on 19 August 1995; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 26 February 1981. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Tamano in 2020 is 56,531 people. Tamano has been conducting censuses since 1920. Sister Cities Tamano has three international sister cities. They are: Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China. Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. Notable people from Tamano Yukari Ichijo, manga artist Hisaichi Ishii, manga artist Ukita Kōkichi, aviation pioneer Taiyo Sugiura, actor Tetsuo Takashima, author Katsuya Terada, artist Hiroshi Yagi, baseball player References External links Cities in Okayama Prefecture