Monou [town] - Monou

Japanese: 桃生[町] - ものう

A former town in Monou District, eastern Miyagi Prefecture. Surrounded by the Kitakami River and the Shin Kitakami River, it has wide rice fields and produces many vegetables. Since the early modern period, the town has been reborn as a rice-producing area due to the Kitakami River improvement work. In April 2005, it was incorporated into Ishinomaki City along with Kahoku Town, Ogatsu Town, Kanan Town, and Kitakami Town in Monou District, and Oshika Town in Oshika District. ^{43.81 km2} . 8,635 people (2003).

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Japanese:

宮城県東部，桃生郡の旧町。北上川と新北上川に囲まれ，水田が広く，野菜も多産。近世以来の北上川改修工事などによって，米どころとして生まれ変わった。2005年４月桃生郡河北町，雄勝町，河南町，北上町，牡鹿郡牡鹿町と石巻市へ編入。43.81km²。8635人（2003）。

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