Ōdai

Ōdai (大台町, Ōdai-chō) is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2021, the town had an estimated population of 8,847 in 4125 households and a population density of 24 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town was 362.86 square kilometres (140.10 sq mi).

Ōdai　
大台町　
Town
Ōdai town hall
Ōdai town hall
Flag of Ōdai　
Flag
Official logo of Ōdai　
Emblem
Location of Ōdai in Mie Prefecture
Location of Ōdai in Mie Prefecture
Ōdai　 is located in Japan
Ōdai　
Ōdai　
 
Coordinates: 34°24′N 136°24′E
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureMie
DistrictTaki
Area
 • Total362.86 km2 (140.10 sq mi)
Population
 (June 30, 2021)
 • Total8,847
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0598-82-3781
Address750 Sahara, Ōdai-chō, Taki-gun, Mie-ken 519-2404
WebsiteOfficial website
Ōsugidani Ravine

Geography

Ōdai is located in southeastern Kii Peninsula in central Mie Prefecture. An inland municipality, Ōdai extends almost the width of Mie Prefecture from east to west, but is narrow north to south.

Neighboring municipalities

Mie Prefecture

Nara Prefecture

Climate

Ōdai has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ōdai is 14.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2683 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Ōdai has decreased steadily over the past 60 years and is now less than it was a century ago.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 14,816—    
1930 14,657−1.1%
1940 14,841+1.3%
1950 18,444+24.3%
1960 17,399−5.7%
1970 13,754−20.9%
1980 13,172−4.2%
1990 12,144−7.8%
2000 11,399−6.1%
2010 10,419−8.6%

History

The area of present-day Ōdai was part of ancient Ise Province, but was mostly part of Kii Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The village of Misedani in Taki District, Mie Prefecture, was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to town status in 1953. The town of Ōdai was established on September 30, 1956 by the merger Misedani with the village of Kawazoe. On January 1, 2006, the last remaining village in Mie Prefecture, Miyagawa Village, merged with Ōdai.

Government

Ōdai has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 11 members. Ōdai contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Mie 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Ōdai serves as a commercial center for the surrounding region.

Education

Ōdai has four public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Mie Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

JR Tōkai – Kisei Main Line

Highway

Local attractions

References
  1. "Ōdai town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. Ōdai climate data
  3. Ōdai population statistics

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