Saganoseki [town] - Saganoseki

Japanese: 佐賀関[町] - さがのせき

It is a former town in Kitaamabe County, occupying the tip of the Saganoseki Peninsula in eastern Oita Prefecture. Seki Port, near the tip of the peninsula, has flourished as an important port for crossing into Shikoku since early modern times, and is also a fishing port. Since the construction of a copper smelter in 1915, it has rapidly developed as a mining town, smelting copper and lead and producing concentrated sulfuric acid. Fish caught include sea bream, yellowtail, and horse mackerel. The Nippo Main Line runs through Kozaki in the west. It is connected to Misaki Town (now Ikata Town) in Ehime Prefecture on the opposite shore by ferryboat. In January 2005, it was incorporated into Oita City along with Nozuhara Town in Oita County. 49.37 ^km2 . Population 13,109 (2003).

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Japanese:

大分県東部，佐賀関半島の先端部を占める北海部(きたあまべ)郡の旧町。半島先端に近い関港は近世から四国へ渡る要港として栄え，漁港でもある。1915年銅製錬所が建設されてから鉱業町として急に発展，銅，鉛を製錬し，濃硫酸を製造する。タイ，ブリ，アジなどの漁獲がある。西部の神崎(こうざき)に日豊本線が通じる。対岸の愛媛県三崎町（現・伊方町）とはフェリーボートで連絡。2005年１月大分郡野津原町と大分市へ編入。49.37km²。１万3109人（2003）。

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