Tagajo [city] - Tagajo

Japanese: 多賀城[市] - たがじょう

Located in central Miyagi Prefecture, between the cities of Sendai and Shiogama. Established as a city in 1971. In ancient times, Taga Castle and the Mutsu provincial capital were located here. The Tohoku Main Line and the Senseki Line run through the city, and precision machinery, metal, and other factories have been established along Route 45 and on the site of the former naval arsenal. Since the Sendai Bay area was designated a new industrial city in 1964, it has developed as part of the Senshio Industrial Region. The city suffered damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. 19.69 ^km2 . 63,060 people (2010).

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Japanese:

宮城県中部，仙台・塩竈両市の間の市。1971年市制。古代，多賀城，陸奥(むつ)国府があった地。東北本線，仙石線が通じ，国道45号線沿いや旧海軍工廠跡に精密機器，金属などの工場が進出。1964年仙台湾地区が新産都市に指定されて以来，仙塩工業地域の一部として発展している。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。19.69km²。６万3060人（2010）。

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