Aso [town] - Aso

Japanese: 麻生[町] - あそう

An old town in Namegata County, southeastern Ibaraki Prefecture. Occupying a plateau between Lake Kasumigaura and Lake Kitaura, the main settlement facing Lake Kasumigaura was the site of the Aso Domain's jinya in the Edo Period, and has been the site of the county office since the Meiji Period, making it the administrative centre of the county. Agriculture is the town's main industry, and it produces rice, potatoes, and tobacco leaves. It also processes smelt and other ingredients into tsukudani (simmered fish). Part of it is part of Suigo Tsukuba Quasi-National Park. In September 2005, it merged with Kitaura Town and Tamatsukuri Town in Namegata County to become a city, Namegata City. 60.38 ^km2 . Population 16,671 (2003).

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Japanese:

茨城県南東部，行方(なめがた)郡の旧町。霞ヶ浦と北浦の間の台地を占め，霞ヶ浦に面する主集落は江戸時代は麻生藩の陣屋が置かれ，明治以降も郡役所があり，郡の行政中心であった。農業を基幹産業とし，米，イモ類，葉タバコなどを産する。ワカサギなどのつくだ煮の加工も行われる。一部が水郷筑波国定公園に属する。2005年９月，行方郡北浦町，玉造町と合併し市制，行方市となる。60.38km²。１万6671人（2003）。

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