Munakata [city] - Munakata

Japanese: 宗像[市] - むなかた

The city is located in the northern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, in the basin in the northern part of the Sangun Mountains, and faces the Genkai Sea. It includes Oshima Island offshore. It was incorporated as a city in 1981. Akama, which flourished as one of the 21 post towns in Chikuzen in the early modern period, and Togo, the administrative center of Munakata District, are the central urban areas. The Kagoshima Main Line and National Route 3 run through the city. It was a farming area where rice was the main industry, but with the electrification of the Kagoshima Main Line in 1961, it became a commuting area for Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu City, and large-scale housing complexes were developed. In 1966, Fukuoka University of Education and Tokai University (Junior College) were opened, and it developed into a residential and academic town, resulting in a rapid increase in population. Hetsumiya Shrine of Munakata Taisha Shrine is located in the north. Genkai Town, Munakata District, was incorporated in April 2003, and Oshima Village, Munakata District, was incorporated in March 2005. It has ^{an area of} 119.91 km2. Population: 95,501 (2010).
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福岡県北部，三郡山地北部の盆地を中心とし，玄界灘に面する市。沖合いの大島を含む。1981年市制。近世に筑前二十一宿の一つとして栄えた赤間と宗像郡の行政中心であった東郷が中心市街。鹿児島本線，国道３号線が通じる。米作を主とする農村地帯であったが，1961年の鹿児島本線の電化を契機に，福岡市，北九州市の通勤圏となり大規模団地の造成が進み，また1966年には福岡教育大学，東海大学（短期大学）が開設され，住宅学園都市として発展し人口が急増。北部に宗像大社の辺津(へつ)宮がある。2003年４月宗像郡玄海町を，2005年３月宗像郡大島村を編入。119.91km²。９万5501人（2010）。
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