Shime [town] - Shime

Japanese: 志免[町] - しめ
Shime [town] - Shime
A town in Kasuya County, adjacent to Fukuoka City, in the mid-west of Fukuoka Prefecture. It is located in the Fukuoka Plain. It rapidly developed as a coal mining town after a naval coal mine was opened in 1889. After World War II, the Japanese National Railways operated the mine, but it closed in 1964. Recently, it has become a residential area. 8.69 km2 . Population: 43,564 (2010).

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Japanese:
福岡県中西部,福岡市に隣接する粕屋郡の町。福岡平野にある。1889年海軍の炭鉱が開かれてから炭鉱町として急激に発展。第2次大戦後は国鉄が炭鉱を経営したが,1964年閉山。最近は住宅地化が著しい。8.69km2。4万3564人(2010)。

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