Oseto [town] - Oseto

Japanese: 大瀬戸[町] - おおせと

This old town occupies the western part of the Nishisonogi Peninsula and Matsushima in Nishisonogi County, Nagasaki Prefecture. Kashinoura, in the center, was the port of coal shipment for the Matsushima undersea coalfields, but the coalfields were closed when the coal mines were submerged in 1934. After that, the town attracted related companies with the construction of the Matsushima Thermal Power Plant. In April 2005, it merged with Nishisonogi County's Nishisonogi Town, Saikai Town, Oshima Town, and Sakito Town to become a city. Area: 78.69 ^km2 . Population: 8,074 (2003).

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Japanese:

長崎県西彼杵(にしそのぎ)郡，西彼杵半島西部と松島を占める旧町。中心の樫浦(かしのうら)は松島海底炭田の石炭積出港であったが，1934年の炭鉱水没で海底炭田は閉鎖された。その後，松島火力発電所の建設に伴い関連企業の誘致が進んだ。2005年４月西彼杵郡西彼町，西海町，大島町，崎戸町と合併し市制，西海市となる。78.69km²。8074人（2003）。

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