Fukuda [town] - Fukude

Japanese: 福田[町] - ふくで

A former town in Iwata County facing the Enshu Nada Sea in the southwest of Shizuoka Prefecture. It occupies the lower reaches of the Ota River, and the main settlement at the river's mouth developed as a port town in the early modern period. It is famous for producing becchin (a type of ginger) and corduroy, which account for 90% of the national production, growing greenhouse melons in Toyohama, and fishing for whitebait. In April 2005, it was incorporated into Iwata City along with Tatsuyo Town, Toyoda Town, and Toyooka Village in Iwata County. ^{16.59 km2} . Population: 19,559 (2003).

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Japanese:

静岡県南西部，遠州灘に臨む磐田(いわた)郡の旧町。太田川下流域を占め，河口にある主集落は近世の港町として発達。全国の９割を占めるべっちん，コール天の生産，豊浜での温室メロンの栽培，シラス漁が盛ん。2005年４月磐田郡竜洋町，豊田町，豊岡村と磐田市へ編入。16.59km²。１万9559人（2003）。

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