Marugame

Marugame märo͞oˈgämē [key], city (1990 pop. 75,606), Kagawa prefecture, N Shikoku, Japan, on the Inland Sea. An important port, it produces rice and barley, along with industrial products such as chemicals, textiles, and salt.

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