Sutama [town] - Sutama

Japanese: 須玉[町] - すたま

A former town in Kitakoma County in northern Yamanashi Prefecture. The Wakamiko area in the Sutamagawa River basin is the town's commercial center. Rice farming and sericulture are carried out. The valley and primeval forests upstream of the Shiokawa River, Masutomi Hot Springs, and Mount Mizugaki are all part of Chichibu Tama Kai National Park. In November 2004, the town merged with Takane Town, Nagasaka Town, Hakushu Town, Akeno Village, Oizumi Village, and Takekawa Village in Kitakoma County to become a city, Hokuto City. Area: 174.26 ^km2 . Population: 7,194 (2003).

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Japanese:

山梨県北部，北巨摩(きたこま)郡の旧町。須玉川流域の若神子(わかみこ)地区が商業の中心。米作，養蚕などを行う。塩川上流の渓谷や原始林，増富(ますとみ)温泉，瑞牆山(みずがきやま)などは秩父多摩甲斐国立公園に属する。2004年11月北巨摩郡高根町，長坂町，白州町，明野村，大泉村，武川村と合併し市制，北杜市となる。174.26km²。7194人（2003）。

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