Nanao [city] - Nanao

Japanese: 七尾[市] - ななお

A city in the eastern part of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1939. It faces Toyama Bay to the east and includes Notojima in Nanao Bay to the north. The central city is a port city overlooking Nanao Bay, and has long been the administrative, economic, and cultural center of the Noto Peninsula. Nanao Port was designated an open port in 1899, and has since developed as a key port on the Japan Sea route. In addition to industries such as electrical equipment, food, lumber and wood products, the fishing industry is also thriving, with fixed net fishing and aquaculture. It is a junction of the Nanao Line and the Noto Railway, and is home to Wakura Onsen and the ruins of Nanao Castle (historic site). In October 2004, it merged with Tatsuruhama Town, Nakajima Town, and Notojima Town in Kashima County. It has an area ^{of 318.32 km2} . Population: 57,900 (2010).

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Japanese:

石川県能登半島東部の市。1939年市制。東は富山湾に面し，北は七尾湾内の能登島を含む。中心市街は七尾湾に望む港湾都市で，古くから能登半島の行政，経済，文化の中心をなしてきた。七尾港は1899年開港場に指定され，以来日本海航路の要港として発展。電気機器，食品，木材木製品などの工業が行われるほか，定置網や養殖など水産業も盛ん。七尾線と，のと鉄道の分岐点で和倉温泉，七尾城跡（史跡）などがある。2004年10月鹿島郡田鶴浜町，中島町，能登島町と合併。318.32km²。５万7900人（2010）。

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