Ogaki [city] - Ogaki

Japanese: 大垣[市] - おおがき

A city in the southwest of Gifu Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1918. It occupies the northwest of the Nobi Plain, and the Ibi River flows south through the eastern part of the city. Within the city limits, there is a flood control community ring surrounded by levees. The city center developed as a castle town, a post town on the Mino road, and a river port on the Ibi River. It is a key point for rail transport, with the Tokaido Main Line passing through it and the Tarumi Railway and Yoro Railway branching off from it. In the southern part, there is an interchange for the Meishin Expressway, and the Tokai Loop Expressway branches off from it. Since the early Taisho period, it has rapidly developed as an industrial city, with industries such as textiles, ceramics, and electrical equipment thriving, and the value of manufactured goods shipped was 472 billion yen (2003), the second highest in the prefecture. As residential and industrial development has progressed, farmland and the agricultural population have declined significantly, and a shift to urban agriculture is underway. In March 2006, Kamishizu Town in Yoro District and Suminomata Town in Anpachi District were incorporated into the city. ^206.57km2 . 161,160 people (2010).

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Japanese:

岐阜県南西部の市。1918年市制。濃尾平野の北西部を占め，東部を揖斐(いび)川が南流し，市域には堤防で囲まれた水防共同体輪中がみられる。中心市街は城下町，美濃路の宿場町，揖斐川の河港として発達。鉄道交通の要衝で，東海道本線が通じ，樽見(たるみ)鉄道，養老鉄道が分岐。南部には，名神高速道路のインターチェンジがあり，東海環状自動車道が分岐。大正初期から工業都市として急速に発展，繊維，窯業，電気機器などの工業が盛んで，製造品出荷額で4720億円（2003）を上げ，県内２位を占める。宅地化，工業地化が進んで農地，農業人口の減少は著しく，都市型農業への転換が進められている。2006年３月養老郡上石津町，安八郡墨俣町を編入。206.57km²。16万1160人（2010）。

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