工業地帯(こうぎょうちたい)

こうぎょうちたい
noun
industrial area; industrial zone
formalgeographywork
1. industrial area; industrial zone
A region or zone where factories and manufacturing facilities are concentrated, often designated by government planning.
京浜(けいひん)工業地帯(こうぎょうちたい)は有名(ゆうめい)だ。
The Keihin Industrial Zone is famous.
工業地帯(こうぎょうちたい)には大(おお)きな工場(こうじょう)が並(なら)んでいる。
Large factories line the industrial zone.
この地域(ちいき)はかつて工業地帯(こうぎょうちたい)だったが、今(いま)は住宅地(じゅうたくち)に変(か)わった。
This area used to be an industrial zone, but it has now turned into a residential area.

A compound of 工業(こうぎょう) (industry, manufacturing) + 地帯(ちたい) (zone, belt, area). Japan's major industrial zones are a standard topic in school geography. The four main ones are 京浜(けいひん) (Tokyo-Yokohama), 中京(ちゅうきょう) (Nagoya area), 阪神(はんしん) (Osaka-Kobe), and 北九州(きたきゅうしゅう) (northern Kyushu).

Common collocations

  • 京浜(けいひん)工業地帯(こうぎょうちたい): Keihin Industrial Zone
  • 中京(ちゅうきょう)工業地帯(こうぎょうちたい): Chukyo Industrial Zone
  • 臨海(りんかい)工業地帯(こうぎょうちたい): coastal industrial zone

Similar words

  • 工業地域(こうぎょうちいき): industrial region — similar meaning but less specific than 工業地帯(こうぎょうちたい), which implies a formally recognized concentration
  • 工場地帯(こうじょうちたい): factory district — more colloquial, emphasizing the presence of factories
  • 商業地域(しょうぎょうちいき): commercial district — an area focused on retail and business rather than manufacturing
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