Matsuura [city] - Matsuura

Japanese: 松浦[市] - まつうら

A city in the northern part of Nagasaki Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1955. It occupies the hills at the northern end of the Kita Matsuura Peninsula and the islands at the mouth of Imari Bay, facing the Genkai Sea. The Sasa River runs through the center of the city, with the central city of Sasa at its mouth, and the Matsuura Railway runs through it. In addition to rice, mandarin oranges and melons are cultivated. Yellowtail and sea bream are actively farmed along the coast. The fish market boasts an annual haul of about 100,000 tons, making it one of the largest in western Japan. Seafood processing is also popular. It developed as a coal mining town producing high-quality coal, but all the coal mines were closed by 1969. In 1990, Kyushu Electric Power completed a coal-fired power plant, and textile and machine factories are also located here. In January 2006, Takashima Town and Fukushima Town from Kita Matsuura County were incorporated. Area: ^{130.55 km2} . Population: 25,145 (2010).
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長崎県北部の市。1955年市制。北松浦半島北端の丘陵地と伊万里湾口の島々を占め，玄界灘に臨む。中央を志佐川が貫流，河口に中心市街の志佐があり，松浦鉄道が通じる。米作のほかミカン，メロン栽培が行われる。沿岸ではハマチ，タイの養殖が活発。魚市場は年間約10万トンの水揚げを誇り，西日本有数の規模。水産物加工も盛ん。良質の石炭を産する炭鉱都市として発達してきたが，1969年までに全炭鉱が閉山した。1990年に九州電力の石炭火力発電所が完成し，繊維，機械工場も立地する。2006年１月北松浦郡鷹島町，福島町を編入。130.55km²。２万5145人（2010）。
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