Hirara [city] - Hirara

Japanese: 平良[市] - ひらら

An old city in Okinawa Prefecture that includes the northwestern part of Miyako Island and the two islands of Ikema and Ogami. It was incorporated as a city in 1947. The city developed around Harimizu Port and is the center of the Miyako Islands. Sugarcane cultivation and sugar manufacturing are thriving, and pumpkins and kidney beans are also cultivated. Miyako Jofu is a specialty product. Ikema is the center of Okinawa's fishing industry along with Itoman. It mainly engages in bonito fishing, as well as shrimp farming and bonito flakes processing. It is connected to Naha and Ishigaki by regular ferries and air routes, and to Ikema Island by the Ikema Ohashi Bridge. In October 2005, it merged with Miyako County's Gusukube Town, Shimoji Town, Irabu Town, and Ueno Village to become Miyakojima City. 64.60 ^km2 . Population 34,889 (2003).

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Japanese:

沖縄県，宮古島北西部と池間・大神２島を含む旧市。1947年市制。市街は漲水(はりみず)港の周辺に発達し，宮古列島の中心をなす。サトウキビ栽培・製糖が盛んで，カボチャ・インゲン栽培も行われる。宮古上布を特産。池間は糸満と並ぶ沖縄漁業の中心。カツオ釣漁業を主にクルマエビ養殖，かつお節加工も行う。那覇・石垣両市とは定期船，空路，池間島とは池間大橋で結ばれる。2005年10月，宮古郡城辺町，下地町，伊良部町，上野村と合併し市制，宮古島市となる。64.60km²。３万4889人（2003）。

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