Miyata [town] - Miyata

Japanese: 宮田[町] - みやた

An old town in Kurate County in northern Fukuoka Prefecture. It occupies hilly land in the Inunaki River basin, a tributary of the Onga River. Since the opening of the Kaijima coal mine in 1884, it has rapidly developed as a coal mining town. In 1955, it became the town with the largest population in Japan (55,000 people). Since then, due to the coal recession, many mines have been closed, and in recent years automobile factories and other businesses have moved into the industrial park. In February 2006, it merged with Wakamiya Town in Kurate County to become a city, called Miyawaka City. 52.49 ^km2 . Population 21,488 (2003).

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Japanese:

福岡県北部，鞍手郡の旧町。遠賀(おんが)川の支流犬鳴(いぬなき)川流域の丘陵地を占める。1884年貝島炭鉱の開坑以来，炭鉱町として急速に発達。1955年には日本最大の人口（5.5万人）を擁する町になった。その後石炭不況のため閉山が相次ぎ，近年は，工業団地へ自動車工場などが進出している。2006年２月，鞍手郡若宮町と合併し市制，宮若市となる。52.49km²。２万1488人（2003）。

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