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Ōmura
Japan
Ōmura, city, Nagasaki ken (prefecture), Kyushu, Japan, facing Ōmura-wan (Ōmura Bay), on the western slopes of Tara-dake (Mt. Tara). In the 12th century it was the residence of the Ōmura daimyo and later developed as a port and post town. It became a base for trade with Portugal and a centre of Christianity in the late 16th century. The city is now an industrial centre, producing processed foods and pearls farmed in the bay. Ōmura contains the Nagasaki Airport and a base of the Japanese Self-Defense Force. Pop. (2005) 88,040; (2010) 90,517.
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