Kanda [town] - Kanda

Japanese: 苅田[町] - かんだ

A town in Miyako County facing the Suo Nada Sea in northeastern Fukuoka Prefecture. The Nippō Main Line and the Higashi-Kyushu Expressway pass through the town. During the Taisho period, a cement industry was established in the town, taking advantage of the town's abundant limestone and coal. After the war, Kanda Port was completed and developed into a coal and cement shipping port. A thermal power plant was also built and the town became an industrial port area. The town is home to Goshoyama Tomb (historic site) and Seiryu Cave (natural monument). Area: 48.88 ^km2 . Population: 36,005 (2010).

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Japanese:

福岡県北東部，周防(すおう)灘に臨む京都(みやこ)郡の町。日豊本線，東九州自動車道が通じる。大正期豊富な石灰石と石炭を利用するセメント工業が立地，戦後築港が完成した苅田港が石炭・セメント積出港として発展，火力発電所もでき港湾工業地となった。御所山古墳（史跡），青竜窟（天然記念物）がある。48.88km²。３万6005人（2010）。

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