Ogawa

Japanese: 雄川 - おがわ
Ogawa

...Population: 7,322 (1995). Located in the southwestern part of the Osumi Peninsula facing Kagoshima Bay, it occupies the alluvial lowlands of the Ogawa River basin and its surrounding areas. The main settlement is Kawakita at the mouth of the Ogawa River, and ferries run from the nearby Nejime Port to Yamakawa Port on the Satsuma Peninsula on the opposite bank.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Okawa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…人口7322(1995)。鹿児島湾に面する大隅半島南西部に位置し,雄(お)川流域の沖積低地とその周辺を占める。中心集落は雄川河口の川北で,近くの根占港から対岸の薩摩半島山川港までフェリーが通じる。…

※「雄川」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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