Takaono [town] - Takaono

Japanese: 高尾野[町] - たかおの

A former town in Izumi County in the northwest of Kagoshima Prefecture. Occupying the central Izumi Plain, it is prolific in rice, tobacco, seedlings, and mandarin oranges, and is also prosperous in beef cattle and poultry farming. Large-scale mechanized agriculture is carried out on the nationally reclaimed land along the Yatsushiro Sea coast. The Hisatsu Orange Railway runs through the town, and Araki is a migratory site for cranes (a special natural monument). In March 2006, it was incorporated into Noda Town, Izumi County, and Izumi City. 71.14 ^km2 . Population: 14,178 (2003).

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Japanese:

鹿児島県北西部，出水(いずみ)郡の旧町。出水平野中部を占め，米，タバコ，苗木，ミカンなどを多産，肉牛飼育，養鶏も盛ん。八代(やつしろ)海沿岸の国営干拓地では大規模機械化農業が行われる。肥薩おれんじ鉄道が通じ，荒崎はツル渡来地（特別天然記念物）。2006年３月出水郡野田町と出水市へ編入。71.14km²。１万4178人（2003）。

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