is a

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located in

Aichi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the ...

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. , the city had an estimated

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of 92,179 in 39,382 households, and a

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of 2,739 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Ōbu has been a member of the

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’s Alliance for Healthy Cities (AFHC) since June 5, 2000.

Geography

Ōbu is located in the far northeastern neck of

Chita Peninsula The Chita Peninsula (知多半島 ''Chita Hantō'') is a peninsula to the south of Aichi Prefecture, central Honshū, Japan. It runs approximately north-south. To the west is Ise Bay, while to the east it encloses Mikawa Bay. It faces the Atsu ...

in southern Aichi Prefecture, and is bordered by the metropolis of Nagoya to the north.

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Ōbu is . The average annual rainfall is with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around .

Demographics

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Neighboring municipalities

;

* Kariya * Higashiura *

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of ...

( Midori-ku) * Tōkai * Toyoake

History

Late modern period

The village of Ōbu was established within Chita District, Aichi on October 1, 1889, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. On May 1, 1906, Ōbu annexed the neighboring villages of Yoshida, Kyowa, Kitasaka, Yokote, Nagagusa and part of the village of Morioka. It was elevated to town status on November 1, 1915.

Contemporary history

Ōbu became a city on September 1, 1970.

Government

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

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city legislature of 19 members. The city contributes one member to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 7 of the

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of the

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Sister cities

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, Victoria,

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, since November 20, 1993

Economy

Tertiary sector

Commerce

Ōbu has a mixed economic base due to its proximity to the

metropolis and numerous transportation connections.

Education

University

* Shigakkan University * University of Human Environments, Ōbu campus

Schools

*Ōbu has nine public elementary schools and four public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railways

Conventional lines

;

Central Japan Railway Company is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and occasionally as JR Tokai (). The term ''Tōkai'' refers to the southern portion of Central Japan, ...

* Tōkaidō Main Line: - - - * Taketoyo Line: -

Roads

Expressways

* Isewangan Expressway * Chitahantō Road

Japan National Route

* * *

Notable people from Ōbu

* Kumiko Koiwai, figure skater * Masayoshi Nagata, mathematician * Takahiro Nakai, Judoka * Kyoko Takezawa, violinist * Hidehiko Yoshida, Olympic gold-medalist judoka

References

External links

* (with link to pages in English)
Sister Cities by the Sea
- information on the relationship between Obu and Port Phillip (English and Japanese content). {{DEFAULTSORT:Obu, Aichi Cities in Aichi Prefecture