Ōmachi, Saga
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Ōmachi (大町町, Ōmachi-chō) is a town located in Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] As of 31 May 2024[update], the town had an estimated population of 5,960 in 2646 households, and a population density of 520 persons per km².[3] The total area of the town is 11.50 km2 (4.44 sq mi)
Geography
Ōmachi is located about 20 kilometers inland west of Saga City. Its total area is the smallest in Saga Prefecture.
- Mountains: The northern part of town gradually becomes mountainous.
- Rivers: Rokkaku River
- Lakes: The northern, mountainous part of town is dotted with ponds.
Adjoining municipalities
Saga Prefecture
- Taku
- Takeo
- Shiroishi
- Kōhoku
Climate
Ōmachi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ōmachi is 16.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1864 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 6.2 °C.[4]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Ōmachi is as shown below. [5]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1940 | 20,938 | — |
1950 | 23,276 | +11.2% |
1960 | 20,427 | −12.2% |
1970 | 10,649 | −47.9% |
1980 | 9,776 | −8.2% |
1990 | 9,239 | −5.5% |
2000 | 8,503 | −8.0% |
2010 | 7,364 | −13.4% |
2020 | 6,293 | −14.5% |
History
The area of Ōmachi is part of ancient Hizen Province. During the Edo period it was part of the holdings of Saga Domain until the Meiji restoration. The village of Ōmachi was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Ōmachi was elevated to town status on January 1, 1936.
Government
Ōmachi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of eight members. Ōmachi, together with the other municipalities in Kishima District contributes two members to the Saga Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Saga 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
The main industries are agriculture (rice, wheat, cucumbers, strawberries, etc.) and livestock (chicken farming). The town once prospered as a coal-producing area due to the Kishima coal mine, but it closed in the 1960s due to changes in the energy situation.
Education
Ōmachi has one public combined elementary/junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Saga Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
Railway
- JH Ōmachi
Highways
Sister city relations
Allendale, New Jersey, United States since August 2, 1996.
References
- ^ 官報 (in Japanese). 太政官文書局. 1883. p. 49.
- ^ "<さが食べある記>お菓子の古場の「野菜ケーキと巻ようかん」 保育園のおやつにも | 暮らし・文化 | さが食べある記". さがから by佐賀新聞 (in Japanese). 16 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Ōmachi Town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Ōmachi climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
- ^ Saga Prefecture population by municipality
External links
Media related to Omachi, Saga at Wikimedia Commons
- Ōmachi official website (in Japanese)