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located in

Chiba Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama ...

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. , the city had an estimated

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of 49,019 in 21,860 households and a

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of 840 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Ōamishirasato is located in central Chiba prefecture, approximately 50 to 60 kilometers from the center of Tokyo. The city area is long and narrow from east to west. In the west is the hilly "Oami district", in the center is the agricultural "Masuho district" and in the east, facing the

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is the "Shirasato district". The city is in the southwestern part of Kujukuri Plain and is part of the Kujūkuri beach region.

Surrounding municipalities

Chiba Prefecture * Kujūkuri * Midori-ku * Mobara * Shirako *

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Climate

Ōamishirasato has a

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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ōamishirasato is 15.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1581 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.3 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Ōamishirasato has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.

History

Ōami Town and Shirasato Village were created during the organization of Sanbu District within Chiba Prefecture with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Shirasato was elevated to town status on August 10, 1935. Ōami Town expanded through the annexation of neighboring villages of Yamane and Mizuho on April 1, 1951. Ōami and Shirasato Towns and Masuho Village were merged to create Ōamishirasato Town on December 1, 1954. The town annexed a portion of Honnō Town in a boundary adjustment of November 1, 1957. Ōamishirasato was elevated to city status on January 1, 2013.

Government

Ōamishirasato has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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city council of 18 members. Ōamishirasato contributes one member to the Chiba Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Chiba 11th district of the

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of the

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Economy

Ōamishirasato is a regional commercial center, and a

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for the nearby metropolis of Chiba. Per the fiscal 2010 census, the commuting rate is 18.8% for Chiba and 11.7% for Tokyo.

Education

Ōamishirasato has seven public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

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* -

–

Tōgane Line The is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Ōami Station in the city of Ōamishirasato, Chiba, Ōamishirasato and Narutō Station in the city of Sanmu, Chiba, Sanmu. ...

Highway

* – Ōamishirasato Smart Interchange * *

Sister cities

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, since February 1979

Noted people from Ōamishirasato

* Misaki Doi, professional tennis player *

Aya Miyama is a Japanese former footballer who played for the Japan national team starting in 2003, and from 2012 to 2016 served as captain of the team. She appeared in four World Cups between 2003 and 2015, and was part of the team that won the 2011 W ...

, women’s professional soccer player

References

External links

Official Website

Oamishirasato City Digital Museum
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