Mitsuhashi [town] - Mitsuhashi

Japanese: 三橋[町] - みつはし

A former town in Yamato District, southern Fukuoka Prefecture. Occupying the low-lying marshes in the southern Chikushi Plain, it is primarily a paddy rice farm, but also grows lettuce, eggplant, tomatoes and other vegetables, and cultivates and processes rush grass. The Nishitetsu Tenjin-Omuta Line runs through the town, and in recent years the number of commuters to Omuta City and Kurume City has increased. In March 2005, it was incorporated into Yamato Town, Yamato District, and Yanagawa City. 16.89 ^km2 . Population: 18,122 (2003).

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Japanese:

福岡県南部，山門(やまと)郡の旧町。筑紫平野南部の低湿地を占め，水田稲作が中心で，レタス・ナス・トマトなどの野菜栽培，イグサの栽培・加工業も行う。西鉄天神大牟田線が通じ，近年は大牟田市，久留米市への通勤者が増加。2005年３月山門郡大和町と柳川市へ編入。16.89km²。１万8122人（2003）。

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