Agro-town (English spelling)

Japanese: agro-town(英語表記)agrotown
Agro-town (English spelling)

...The coastal plains are characterized by intensive agriculture based on the cultivation of fruit trees such as olives, grapes, and citrus fruits, while inland areas extensive grain cultivation and sheep farming have been carried out under a system of large landholdings (latifondos).
[Characteristics of society: agro-towns and large landholdings]
Inland areas have a form of concentrated settlement known as agro-towns, where all the residents of a village usually live on a small hill. Around the church, village hall, and square are the mansions of the influential people, and further on are the shops and peasant houses, giving the area an overall town-like atmosphere.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "agro-town" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…沿岸平地部ではオリーブ,ブドウ,かんきつ類など果樹栽培による集約農業が特徴であるが,内陸部では大土地所有制(ラティフォンド)のもとで粗放的な穀作と牧羊が営まれてきた。
[社会の特徴――アグロ・タウンと大土地所有]
 内陸部ではいわゆるアグロ・タウンagro‐townと呼ばれる集中居住形態がとられ,通常は小高い丘の上に一村の住民全員が集中して住んでいる。教会,村役場,広場を中心にしてそのまわりに有力者の邸宅が建ち並び,さらにそれに連なって商店,農民家屋がひしめいており,全体として町の雰囲気を呈している。…

※「agro-town」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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