Genkai, Saga
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Genkai 玄海町 |
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 Location of Genkai in Saga Prefecture |
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| Coordinates: 33°28′N 129°53′E / 33.467°N 129.883°ECoordinates: 33°28′N 129°53′E / 33.467°N 129.883°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kyushu | ||
| Prefecture | Saga Prefecture | ||
| District | Higashimatsuura | ||
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| • Total | 36.00 km2 (13.90 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 28, 2017) | |||
| • Total | 5,855 | ||
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) | ||
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| • Tree | Japanese Zelkova | ||
| • Flower | Sakura | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| City hall address | 348 Ōaza Shoura, Genkai-chō, Higashimatsuura-gun, Saga-ken 847-1421 |
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| Website | www |
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Genkai (玄海町 Genkai-chō?) is a town located in Higashimatsuura District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It has an area of 36.00 km² and as of February 28, 2017 has a population of 5,855. It is currently the only municipality in Higashimatsuura District. There was a town with the same name in Fukuoka Prefecture, but it now no longer exists.
All other towns and villages from Higashimatsuura District were incorporated into Karatsu between 2005 and 2006. Genkai originally planned to merge into Karatsu with the rest of the district, but was concerned about the slow administrative response of the surrounding areas. Eventually they withdrew their decision to merge and decided to continue as an autonomous municipality. Genkai is now enjoying a relatively high amount of revenue from the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant, built in 1975, but there is a question as to its administration in the future.
The town is located on the northwestern edge of the prefecture on the Higashimatsuura Peninsula and faces the Genkai Sea on its west side. It is located about 50 km (31 mi) northwest of the city of Saga and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Fukuoka. Genkai is home to one of sixteen nuclear power plants in Japan, with the only other nuclear power plant in the Kyūshū area being located in Kagoshima Prefecture. It is the only town in the Higashimatsuura District of Saga that has not merged with Karatsu.
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