Editing Gobō, Wakayama (section)

==Economy==
In ancient times, Gobō developed as a distribution center for timber transported by the Hidaka River and as a fishing port. [[Commercial fishing]], especially for [[horse mackerel]], [[abalone]] and [[spiny lobster]] remains important, as does agriculture, especially the production of cut flowers. Gobō's slogan is "''Hanamaru Gobō''", linking the city with flowers. The city's greenhouses produce a wide range of blooms, supplying the Japanese market, and its official flower is the ''[[Hibiscus|Hibiscus hamabo]]'', a kind of [[hollyhock]] growing up to {{Convert|3|to|5|m|ft}} in height, and bearing yellow flowers in the summer. The hibiscus are found at the mouth of the Hidaka River with its warmer [[microclimate]]. In terms of industry, Hidaka Port corporate site and Gobo Industrial Park in the Shioya district in the southern part of the city, forming the industrial area. This includes the production of [[mahjong]] tiles by Taiyo Kagaku, which has a near monopoly on the Japanese domestic market. The [[Kansai Electric]] [[Gobō Thermal Power Plant]] is located in Gobō.