Nakatsu [city] - Nakatsu

Japanese: 中津[市] - なかつ

A city in the northern part of Oita Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1929. It faces the Suo-Nada Sea and occupies the Yamakuni River basin. The central city area at the mouth of the river is the center of the Nakatsu Plain, and developed as a castle town for the Kuroda, Hosokawa, Ogasawara, and Okudaira clans from the end of the 16th century. Since the mid-Meiji period, industries such as silk reeling, spinning, and lumbering have flourished, and after World War II, large steel, steel plate, and ceramic factories have also moved in. In recent years, industrial concentration has progressed, mainly in advanced technology and automobile-related industries, and industrial shipments have increased. In the surrounding rural areas, in addition to rice, vegetable cultivation such as Chinese cabbage and broccoli is thriving. Seaweed farming and shellfish harvesting are also carried out, taking advantage of the shallow sea. The Nippō Main Line and the Higashi-Kyushu Expressway pass through the city, and Yabakei is located in the middle and upper reaches of the Yamakuni River, and the city is part of the Yaba-Hita-Hiko-san Quasi-National Park. The Nakatsu Castle ruins and Fukuzawa Yukichi's former home and memorial hall are located here. In March 2005, the towns of Hon'yabakei, Yabakei, Yamakuni, and Sanko in Shimoge County were incorporated. The area is 491.53 ^km2 . The population is 84,312 (2010).

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Japanese:

大分県北部の市。1929年市制。周防灘(すおうなだ)に臨み，山国川流域を占める。河口部の中心市街は中津平野の中心で，16世紀末以降黒田，細川，小笠原，奥平諸氏の城下町として発達，明治中期以来，製糸，紡績，製材などの工業が興り，第２次大戦後は製鋼，鋼板，陶器の大工場も進出。近年は先端技術産業，自動車関連産業を中心に産業の集積が進み，工業出荷額が伸展。周辺農村部は米作のほかハクサイ，ブロッコリーなど野菜栽培が盛ん。遠浅の海を生かしたノリ養殖，貝採も行われる。日豊本線，東九州自動車道が通じ，山国川中・上流に耶馬渓があり，耶馬日田英彦山(やばひたひこさん)国定公園に属する。中津城跡，福沢諭吉旧居・記念館がある。2005年３月下毛郡本耶馬渓町，耶馬渓町，山国町，三光村を編入。491.53km²。８万4312人（2010）。

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