Yaotsu [town] - Yaotsu

Japanese: 八百津[町] - やおつ

A town in Kamo District, southern Gifu Prefecture. The Kiso River flows west through the southern part of the town, and the area is made up of mountainous areas that form the Kiso Mountains. Yaotsu, in the center of the town, once prospered as a river port. There are factories producing twisted yarn and low-level electrical components, and rice crackers are a local specialty. There is the Kaneyama intake for the Aichi Irrigation Canal, and the Sosuikyo Gorge, which is part of the Hida-Kisogawa Quasi-National Park. Area: 128.79 ^km2 . Population: 12,045 (2010).

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Japanese:

岐阜県南部，加茂郡の町。南部を木曾川が西流し，木曾山脈に連なる山地からなる。中心の八百津はかつて河港として繁栄。撚糸業，弱電気部品などの工場があり，せんべいを特産。愛知用水の兼山取水口，飛騨木曾川国定公園に属する蘇水峡がある。128.79km²。１万2045人（2010）。

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