Yawatahama [city] - Yawatahama

Japanese: 八幡浜[市] - やわたはま

A city in western Ehime Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1935. It occupies the base of the Sadamisaki Peninsula and faces the Uwa Sea and Iyo Nada Sea. Half of the city center was reclaimed land from the Meiji period onwards, and developed as a distribution centre for silkworm cocoons and a fishing port. After World War II, the spinning and sewing industries flourished. It is a base for medium-sized trawlers, has the largest fish market in Shikoku, and produces a lot of processed seafood products. The terraced fields behind it cultivate high-quality iyokan and satsuma mandarin oranges. It is an important link between Shikoku and Kyushu, with the Yosan Line running through it and ferries connecting it to Beppu City and Usuki City on the opposite shore. In March 2005, Honai Town in Nishiuwa County was incorporated. 132.68 ^km2 . Population: 38,370 (2010).
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Japanese:

愛媛県西部の市。1935年市制。佐田岬半島の基部を占め，宇和海，伊予灘に臨む。中心市街地の半分は明治以後の埋立地で，繭の集散地，漁港として発達。第２次大戦後は紡績・縫製工業が興る。中型トロール漁船の基地で，四国最大の魚市場をもち，水産加工品の産も多い。背後の段々畑では良質のイヨカンやウンシュウミカン類を栽培。予讃線が通じ，対岸の別府市，臼杵市との間にフェリーが通じる四国九州連絡の要地。2005年３月西宇和郡保内町を編入。132.68km²。３万8370人（2010）。
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