Goka [town] - Goka

Japanese: 五霞[町] - ごか

A town in Sashima County, in the southwestern tip of Ibaraki Prefecture. It was incorporated as a town on June 1, 1996 from Goka Village. It is located on the south bank of the midstream Tone River, facing Chiba Prefecture across the Edo River to the east and Saitama Prefecture across the Gongendo River to the west. The town used to be plagued by floods, but this was resolved with the completion of river improvement work in 1965. Rice is the main crop, and greenhouse horticulture is also practiced. Since the 1960s, the construction of industrial parks and residential development has progressed. Because it is separated by the Tone River, economic activity tends to be more dependent on Saitama Prefecture than on the prefecture itself. The town suffered damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake. ^{23.11 km2} . 9,410 people (2010).

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Japanese:

茨城県南西端，猿島(さしま)郡の町。1996年６月１日，五霞村から町制。利根川中流部南岸に位置し，東は江戸川をはさんで千葉県に，西は権現堂川をはさんで埼玉県に臨む。かつては洪水に悩まされてきたが，1965年の河川改修工事の完成により解消された。米作を主とし，施設園芸も行われる。1960年代より工業団地の造成および宅地化が進んでいる。利根川に隔てられるため，経済活動は県内よりも埼玉県に依存する傾向が強い。東日本大震災で，町内において被害が発生。23.11km²。9410人（2010）。

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