Taketoyo [town] - Taketoyo

Japanese: 武豊[町] - たけとよ

A town in Chita County facing Chita Bay in the central part of the Chita Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture. With the opening of the Taketoyo Line in 1886, it flourished as an outer port for Nagoya. Port and industrial land development in the Kinuura waterfront industrial zone has progressed, with steel, chemical and other factories. Food and textile-related industries are also thriving. The Meitetsu Kowa Line also runs through the town, and the Chita New Line branches off here. 25.92 ^km2 . Population: 42,408 (2010).

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Japanese:

愛知県知多半島中部，知多湾に臨む知多郡の町。1886年武豊線の開通により名古屋の外港として栄えた。衣浦(きぬうら)臨海工業地帯港湾・工業用地開発が進み，鉄鋼，化学などの工場がある。食料品，繊維関連の産業も盛ん。名鉄河和(こうわ)線も通じ，知多新線が分岐する。25.92km²。４万2408人（2010）。

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