Abiko [city] - Abiko

Japanese: 我孫子[市] - あびこ

A city in northwestern Chiba Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1970. It occupies the lowlands and plateau between the Tone River and Lake Teganuma, and its main settlement developed as a post station on the Rikuzenhama Kaido road. In the early modern period, Fusa on the eastern end of the city prospered as a market for fresh fish brought in from Choshi. As it is a junction between the Joban Line and the Narita Line and is within 30 km of the city center, housing development on the plateau has progressed and there are many people commuting to Tokyo. The development of an industrial park is underway, and factories producing electrical equipment and other products are located there. The city suffered damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. 43.15 ^km2 . 134,017 people (2010).

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Japanese:

千葉県北西部の市。1970年市制。利根川と手賀沼の間の低地と台地を占め，主集落は陸前浜街道の宿駅として発達した。近世には，東端の布佐が銚子から運ばれる鮮魚の市場として繁栄した。常磐線と成田線の分岐点で，都心から30km圏にあるため，台地上の宅地造成が進み，東京への通勤者が多い。工業団地の整備が進められており，電気機器などの工場が立地している。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。43.15km²。13万4017人（2010）。

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