Komaki [city] - Komaki

Japanese: 小牧[市] - こまき

A city in the northern part of Aichi Prefecture, on the Nobi Plain. It was incorporated as a city in 1955. The city center developed into a castle town after Oda Nobunaga built a castle on Komakiyama in 1563, and after the Kanbun era developed into a post town. Komakiyama is the site of the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute (historic site) and is now a park. It is a transportation hub where the Meitetsu Komaki Line, Meishin Expressway, and Tomei Expressway pass through and where the Chuo Expressway branches off, and Nagoya Airport (now the prefectural Nagoya Airport) is located at the southern end of the city. As transportation became more convenient, industries such as ceramics and transportation equipment moved in, and the manufacturing shipment value of the city was about 1.1 trillion yen (2003). It is becoming a satellite city of Nagoya City. The surrounding countryside is rich in rice, vegetables, pears, and peaches. ^{62.81 km2} . 147,132 people (2010).

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Japanese:

愛知県北部，濃尾平野にある市。1955年市制。中心市街は1563年織田信長が小牧山に築城後城下町，寛文年間以降宿場町として発達。小牧山は小牧・長久手の戦の地（史跡）で公園。名鉄小牧線，名神高速道路，東名高速道路が通じ，中央自動車道を分岐する交通要地で，市の南端には名古屋空港（現・県営名古屋空港）がある。交通の便が良くなるにつれて，窯業，輸送用機器などの工業が進出し，約１兆1000億円（2003）の製造品出荷額を上げている。名古屋市の衛星都市化が顕著。周辺は田園地帯で，米，野菜，ナシ，モモを多産。62.81km²。14万7132人（2010）。

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