Saiki [city] - Saiki

Japanese: 佐伯[市] - さいき

A city in the southeastern part of Oita Prefecture. Also known as Saeki. Established as a city in 1941. The city center is located on the Banjo River delta overlooking Saiki Bay, and was the former castle town of the Mori clan. It is also the central city and fishing port of the Minami-Amabe region. It developed as a military city after the establishment of the Naval Air Corps in 1933, and after the war, industries such as pulp, cement, shipbuilding, and lumbering flourished on the former military facilities, blessed with a harbor and industrial water. Along the coast, there are scattered semi-agricultural and semi-fishing villages on the submerged coastline with rapid ingress and ebb, and dried sardines are a specialty. Flounder and pearl farming are also practiced. The plains produce rice, vegetables, and fruit. The Nippō Main Line, the Higashi-Kyushu Expressway, and National Route 10 pass through the city, and the ruins of Saiki Castle and the Kariu Limestone Cave (a natural monument) are located here. In March 2005, the towns of Kamiura, Yayoi, Ume, Tsurumi, Kamame, Honjo, Naokawa, and Yonemizu were incorporated into the Minamiabe district. Area: 903.11 ^km2 . Population: 76,951 (2010).

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Japanese:

大分県南東部の市。〈さえき〉とも。1941年市制。中心市街は佐伯湾に臨む番匠川三角州にあり，毛利氏の旧城下町。南海部(みなみあまべ)地方の中心都市，漁港でもある。1933年に海軍航空隊が設置されてから軍都として発展，戦後は港湾と工業用水に恵まれた軍施設跡にパルプ，セメント，造船，製材などの工業が興った。海沿いは出入りの激しい沈降海岸に半農半漁村の集落が点在し，いりこを特産。ヒラメ，真珠養殖も行われる。平野部では，米，野菜，果実を産する。日豊本線，東九州自動車道，国道10号線が通じ，佐伯城跡，狩生鍾乳洞（天然記念物）がある。2005年３月南海部郡上浦町，弥生町，宇目町，鶴見町，蒲江町，本匠村，直川村，米水津村を編入。903.11km²。７万6951人（2010）。

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