Iizuka [city] - Iizuka

Japanese: 飯塚[市] - いいづか

A city in the north-central part of Fukuoka Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1932. During the Edo period, the city center was a post town on the Nagasaki route, and from the mid-Meiji period onwards it developed into a major coal town in the Chikuho coalfields, with the Chikuho Main Line and the Gotoji Line passing through it. In the past, more than one-third of the Chikuho coal was produced here, mainly by Aso Yoshio and Mitsubishi Namazuta, but all of these mines are now closed. In recent years, many universities and research facilities have been established here, and the city is being developed into a research and education town. An industrial complex has also been developed. Bamboo shoots and grapes are also produced here. Ikawa Onsen is located here. In March 2006, the towns of Eida, Shonai, Honami, and Chikuho in Kaho County were incorporated. 214.07 ^km2 . Population: 131,492 (2010).

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Japanese:

福岡県中北部の市。1932年市制。中心市街は江戸時代長崎路の宿場町，明治中期以後は筑豊(ちくほう)炭田の代表的炭都として発展，筑豊本線と後藤寺線が通じる。かつては麻生芳雄，三菱鯰田などを中心に筑豊炭の1/3以上を産したが，現在はそのすべてが閉山している。近年は大学，研究施設が数多く立地し，研究学園都市の整備が進む。また，工業団地も造成された。タケノコ，ブドウも産する。伊川温泉がある。2006年３月嘉穂郡頴田町，庄内町，穂波町，筑穂町を編入。214.07km²。13万1492人（2010）。

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