Anan [city] - Anan

Japanese: 阿南[市] - あなん

A city in the eastern part of Tokushima Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1958. It faces the Kii Channel, and the lower reaches of the Naka River and the Kuwano River basin are lowlands, while the west is mountainous. The city center developed as a castle town of Tomioka Castle in the early modern period, and is the center of the southern part of the prefecture, where the Mugi Line runs. Urban areas have also developed in the fishing port town of Tachibana-cho, the mouth of the Kuwano River settlement of Kuwano-cho, and Aratano-cho. Mandarin oranges, bamboo shoots, and cucumbers are local specialties. An industrial complex has been developed around Tachibana Bay, which is included in the new industrial city, and operations have already begun. Benten Island, which has a coastline and tropical plant communities (a natural monument), belongs to the Muroto-Anan Coast Quasi-National Park. In March 2006, Naka District's Unoura Town and Nakagawa Town were incorporated. 279.25 ^km2 . 76,063 people (2010).

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Japanese:

徳島県東部の市。1958年市制。紀伊水道に臨み，那賀川下流域，桑野川流域は低地，西部は山地。中心市街は近世富岡城の城下町として発達，牟岐(むぎ)線が通じる県南の中心地。漁港の橘町，桑野川の渓口集落桑野町，新野(あらたの)町にも市街が発達。ミカン，たけのこ，キュウリを特産。新産業都市に含まれた橘湾を中心に工業団地が造成され，操業が始まっている。海岸や熱帯性植物群落（天然記念物）がある弁天島は室戸阿南海岸国定公園に属する。2006年３月那賀郡羽ノ浦町，那賀川町を編入。279.25km²。７万6063人（2010）。

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