Shikamachi, Nagasaki

Location of Shikamachi in Nagasaki Prefecture

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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.

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.

The economy is now centered on agriculture and fishing.