Maritime [town] - Unakami

Japanese: 海上[町] - うなかみ

A former town in Kaijo County in the northeast of Chiba Prefecture. It straddles the Shimousa Plateau and the northern end of the Kujukuri Plain. The plains are part of the "Hikata 80,000 koku" tidal flats that were reclaimed in the early modern period, and the Tone Irrigation Canal runs through it, making it one of the prefecture's leading grain producing areas. Livestock farming is thriving, and rice, vegetable cultivation, and greenhouse horticulture are also practiced. The Sobu Main Line runs through it. In July 2005, it was incorporated into Asahi City along with Hikata Town in Katori County and Iioka Town in Kaijo County. 28.59 ^km2 . Population: 11,256 (2003).

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Japanese:

千葉県北東部，海上(かいじょう)郡の旧町。下総(しもうさ)台地と九十九里平野北端にまたがる。平野部は近世に干拓された〈干潟(ひかた)八万石〉の一部で，大利根用水が通じ，県有数の穀倉地をなす。畜産が盛ん。米作，野菜栽培，施設園芸も行う。総武本線が通じる。2005年７月香取郡干潟町，海上郡飯岡町と旭市へ編入。28.59km²。１万1256人（2003）。

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