Naganuma [town] - Naganuma

Japanese: 長沼[町] - ながぬま

A town in Yubari County, Hokkaido. The eastern part is hilly, and the western part was a low, marshy area surrounded by rivers and swamps, but was reclaimed after the Yubari River was rerouted in 1896. The fertile, arable land is extensive, and fruit trees and field crops are cultivated. Dairy farming is also practiced in the southern part of the hilly area. The western part is a lowland covered with rice paddies. Area: 168.52 ^km2 . Population: 11,691 (2010).

Naganuma [town] [Naganuma]

An old town in Iwase County, in the central south of Fukushima Prefecture. Naganuma in the center was the castle town of the Naganuma clan in the early modern period, and later the Matsudaira clan's camp was located there. Rice fields are developed in the lowlands of the Ebana River. In April 2005, it was incorporated into Iwase Village, Iwase County, and Sukagawa City. ^{60.34 km2} . 6,734 people (2003).

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Japanese:

北海道夕張郡の町。東部は丘陵地で，西部は川や沼に囲まれた低湿地であったが，1896年の夕張川の改修以後開田が行われた。肥沃で耕地が広く，果樹，畑作園芸が盛んであり，丘陵地帯の南部では酪農も行われる。西部は低地帯となっており，水田が広がる。168.52km²。１万1691人（2010）。