Its name is commonly romanized as "Minō" or "Minoo"; however, the city government officially uses the transliteration "Minoh" in romaji.

[2] Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Minoh has remained relatively steady over the past 40 years.

[4] Minoh has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 23 members.

In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 9th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway[5] Hankyu Railway Hankyu Minoo Line Minoh is twinned with:[6] Minoh is best known for Meiji no Mori Minō Quasi-National Park, one of Japan's oldest national parks, which is home to a large population of wild monkeys and has a picturesque waterfall.

[citation needed] The 1200-year-old Buddhist temple Katsuō-ji, famous for its huge collection of Daruma dolls is located in Minoh.