…Located on the west bank of the downstream Onga River, the area is mostly alluvial plain of the Onga River, with a low mountain range running north to south at the western end. The low, humid plain was once an inlet called Onga-gata, but the current farmland was formed through the filling in of the tidal flats and long-term reclamation work. The Kagoshima Main Line and National Route 3 run east to west through the center, and the area is close to Kitakyushu City, so it has been a popular commuter town for the Kitakyushu industrial area since before World War II, and in recent years it has become a commuter town in particular. … *Some of the terminology that refers to "Onga Lake" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…遠賀川下流の西岸に位置し,西端部に南北に走る低い山地があるほかは大部分が遠賀川の沖積平野からなる。低湿な平地は古くは遠賀潟と称する入江であったが,干潟の埋積や永年の干拓事業によって現在の耕地が形成された。鹿児島本線,国道3号線が中央部を東西に走り,北九州市に近く交通至便のため,第2次世界大戦前から北九州工業地帯への通勤者が多く,近年は特にベッドタウン化が著しい。… ※「遠賀潟」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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