Shikamachi, Nagasaki
Dissolved municipality in Nagasaki prefecture, Japan
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Shikamachi (鹿町町, Shikamachi-chō) was a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
Population
As of January 1, 2009, the town had an estimated population of 5,115 and a density of 169 persons per km2. The total area was 30.24 km2.
History
Shikamachi was founded as a town in 1947.
On March 31, 2010, Shikamachi, along with the town of Emukae (also from Kitamatsuura District), was merged into the expanded city of Sasebo.[1]
Coal mining was formerly the most important industry in the area, until the coal mines closed in the 1960s.
Economy
The economy is now centered on agriculture and fishing.
