Yuda [town] - Yuda

Japanese: 湯田[町] - ゆだ

A former town in Waga District, western Iwate Prefecture. Occupying mountainous land in the upper reaches of the Waga River, a tributary of the Kitakami River, the town developed around Hottoyuda Station on the Kitakami Line. There were many mines, which produced copper, iron, and sulfide ores, but they have since been closed. There is the Yuda Dam, and to the north of the town is the Yumoto Onsen, which has abundant hot water. In November 2005, it merged with Sawauchi Village, Waga District, to become a town, Nishiwaga Town, Waga District. Area: 304.56 ^km2 . Population: 3,983 (2003).

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Japanese:

岩手県西部，和賀郡の旧町。北上川の支流和賀川上流域の山地を占め，北上線ほっとゆだ駅を中心に市街が発達する。鉱山が多く，銅，鉄，硫化鉱を産出したが閉山した。湯田ダムがあり，市街北方には湯量豊富な湯本温泉がある。2005年11月，和賀郡沢内村と合併し町制，和賀郡西和賀町となる。304.56km²。3983人（2003）。

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