Toyosaka [town] - Toyosaka

Japanese: 豊栄[町] - とよさか

A former town in Kamo District, central Hiroshima Prefecture. It occupies the upper reaches of the Mukunashi River, a tributary of the Nuta River, and is located in a mountain basin in the western part of the Kibi Plateau. The town produces rice, local vegetables such as burdock, and tobacco leaves, and also engages in dairy farming. It also produces matsutake mushrooms. There are also factories that manufacture agricultural machinery and automobile parts. In February 2005, it was incorporated into Higashihiroshima City along with Kurose Town, Fukutomi Town, and Kawachi Town in Kamo District, and Akitsu Town in Toyota District. 72.56 ^km2 . Population: 4,517 (2003).

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Japanese:

広島県中部，賀茂郡の旧町。沼田(ぬた)川の支流椋梨(むくなし)川の最上流域を占め，吉備(きび)高原西部の山間盆地にある。米，特産のゴボウなどの野菜，葉タバコを産し，酪農も営む。マツタケを産する。農機具製造，自動車部品製造などの工場も立地。2005年２月賀茂郡黒瀬町，福富町，河内町，豊田郡安芸津町と東広島市へ編入。72.56km²。4517人（2003）。

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