Eida [town] - Kaita

Japanese: 頴田[町] - かいた

An old town in Kaho District, on the right bank of the Onga River in the midstream, in north-central Fukuoka Prefecture. It developed as a coal mining town from the mid-Meiji period onwards, but the main coal mines began to decline in the early Showa period, and small and medium-sized mines also closed, making it the first place in Chikuho where people lost their jobs en masse. The town is involved in rice farming, grape cultivation and dairy cattle raising, and in recent years has been attracting businesses. In March 2006, it was incorporated into Iizuka City along with Shonai Town, Honami Town and Chikuho Town in Kaho District. ^{16.60 km2} . 7,069 people (2003).

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Japanese:

福岡県中北部，遠賀(おんが)川中流右岸の嘉穂郡の旧町。明治中期以後炭鉱町として発展したが，主力炭鉱が昭和初期から衰退，中小鉱も閉山して筑豊で最初の集団離職地になった。米作，ブドウ栽培，乳牛飼育を営み，近年は，企業誘致も進む。2006年３月嘉穂郡庄内町，穂波町，筑穂町と飯塚市へ編入。16.60km²。7069人（2003）。

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