Shimotsu [town] - Shimotsu

Japanese: 下津[町] - しもつ
Shimotsu [town] - Shimotsu
An old town in Kaiso District, northwest of Wakayama Prefecture. Its center is Shimotsu Port, which faces the Kii Channel and is connected to the Kisei Main Line. Its good bay has developed as an oil base since the early Showa period. Along with Wakayama Port, it has been designated as a specific important port in Wakayama Shimotsu Port. Currently, a bridge and steel frame manufacturer operates here. A prolific producer of Kishu mandarins. Choho-ji Temple, the family temple of the Kishu Tokugawa clan, is located here. Incorporated into Kainan City in April 2005. 39.83 km2 . Population: 14,906 (2003).

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Japanese:
和歌山県北西部，海草(かいそう)郡の旧町。中心は紀伊水道に臨み紀勢本線が通じる下津港で，良湾のため昭和初期から石油基地として発展。和歌山港とともに特定重要港湾和歌山下津港に指定された。現在は，橋梁・鉄骨メーカーが操業する。紀州ミカンの多産地。紀州徳川氏の菩提寺長保(ちょうほう)寺がある。2005年４月海南市へ編入。39.83km2。１万4906人（2003）。

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