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…The western to southern part of the prefecture is dominated by mountainous areas belonging to the Sangun Mountains, and in the northeastern part there are hills of Tertiary formations and the alluvial lowlands of the Honami River, a tributary of the Onga River. Uchino in the southern part of the prefecture flourished as one of the Chikuzen Rokushuku (six post towns) on the Nagasaki Kaido road during the Edo period. It is located southwest of the Chikuho coalfields and was home to the Nippon Steel Kaho coal mine, but it closed in 1970. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Uchino (Fukuoka)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…西部から南部にかけては三郡山地に属する山地が占め，北東部に第三紀層の丘陵と遠賀川支流穂波川の沖積低地がある。南部の内野は江戸時代，長崎街道の筑前六宿の一つとして栄えた。筑豊炭田の南西にあたり，日鉄嘉穂炭鉱などがあったが，1970年に閉山した。…

※「内野（福岡）」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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