Sakata [city] - Sakata

Japanese: 酒田[市] - さかた

A city in northwest Yamagata Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1933. Most of the city is in the Shonai Plain, including the island of Okino Tobishima. Sakata Port at the mouth of the Mogami River developed as an important port for the West-bound shipping of Shonai rice and safflower during the Edo period, and wealthy merchants such as the Homma family played an active role. The city developed around the port, and the Uetsu Main Line and the Japan Sea Tohoku Expressway run through it. Since the establishment of Tekkosha in 1939, many chemical industries have been established here, producing chemical fertilizers and chemicals. Sakata Port was designated an important port in 1951, and is the core of the coastal industrial zone. In 1976, the city center was destroyed by a major fire, but a modern fire-resistant city was completed in 1979. The city produces a lot of high-quality Shonai rice, and in the southern part of the city there are 12 Yamakyo Warehouses (built in 1893) with a capacity of 15,000 tons of rice. Vegetables, grapes, and peaches are cultivated on the coastal sand dunes. The Homma Museum of Art and Hiyoriyama Park are located here. Shonai Airport opened in 1991. In November 2005, the towns of Hirata, Matsuyama, and Yahata in Akumi County were incorporated into the city. The city sustained damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. Area: 602.97 ^km2 . Population: 111,151 (2010).
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Japanese:

山形県北西部の市。1933年市制。大部分は庄内平野で，沖の飛島も含む。最上川河口の酒田港は江戸時代庄内米やベニバナを積み出す西廻海運の要港として発展，本間家などの豪商が活躍した。港を中心に市街が発達し，羽越本線，日本海東北自動車道が通じる。1939年の鉄興社設立以来，多くの化学工業が立地，化学肥料，化学薬品を製造，酒田港は1951年重要港湾に指定され，臨海工業地帯の中核をなす。また1976年には大火によって中心市街を焼失したが，1979年には近代的な防火都市が完成した。良質の庄内米を多産し，市街地南部には土蔵造12棟の山居倉庫（1893年建造）があって，１万5000tの米の収容能力がある。海岸砂丘では野菜，ブドウ，モモを栽培する。本間美術館，日和山公園がある。1991年庄内空港が開港。2005年11月飽海郡平田町，松山町，八幡町を編入。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。602.97km²。11万1151人（2010）。
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