Matsuoka [town] - Matsuoka

Japanese: 松岡[町] - まつおか

A former town in Yoshida County, northern Fukui Prefecture. The main settlement is located at the mouth of a valley where the Kuzuryu River flows into the Fukui Plain, and was a castle town for about 80 years in the early Edo period. From the Meiji period onwards, it developed as a silk and rayon weaving town. Weaving is the main industry, and it is famous as a producer of synthetic fibers. The Echizen Railway runs from Fukui City. In February 2006, it was incorporated into Kamishibe Village and Eiheiji Town in Yoshida County. ^{18.59 km2} . Population: 10,363 (2003).

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Japanese:

福井県北部，吉田郡の旧町。主集落は九頭竜(くずりゅう)川が福井平野に出る谷口に位置し，江戸初期の約80年間，城下町であった。明治以降は絹・人絹の機業町として発展。織物業を主幹産業とし，合成繊維の産地として有名。福井市からえちぜん鉄道が通じる。2006年２月吉田郡上志比村と永平寺町へ編入。18.59km²。１万363人（2003）。

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