Ōishida

Ōishida (大石田町, Ōishida-machi) is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2020, the town had an estimated population of 6,945 in 2348 households,[1] and a population density of 87 persons per km². The total area of the town is 79.54 square kilometres (31 sq mi).

Ōishida
大石田町
Ōishida Town Hall
Flag of Ōishida
Official seal of Ōishida
Location of Ōishida in Yamagata Prefecture
Location of Ōishida in Yamagata Prefecture
Ōishida is located in Japan
Ōishida
Ōishida
 
Coordinates: 38°35′37.8″N 140°22′21.6″E
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureYamagata
DistrictKitamurayama
Area
  Total79.54 km2 (30.71 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2020)
  Total6,945
  Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeKatsura
- FlowerCherry blossom
Phone number0237-35-2111
Address1 Midori-cho, Ōishida-machi, Kitatagawa-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-4112
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography

Ōishida is located in the mountains of north-east Yamagata Prefecture. The Mogami River flows through the town.

Neighboring municipalities

Climate

Ōishida has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Ōishida is 11.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1642 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.3 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Ōishida peaked around the year 1950 has declined in the decades since. It is now considerably less than it was a century ago.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 10,845    
1930 12,073+11.3%
1940 11,994−0.7%
1950 16,018+33.6%
1960 14,250−11.0%
1970 11,799−17.2%
1980 10,685−9.4%
1990 10,292−3.7%
2000 9,400−8.7%
2010 8,160−13.2%
2020 6,577−19.4%

History

The area of present-day Ōishida was part of ancient Dewa Province and is mentioned in the Engishiki records as the location of a fortified settlement on the highway connecting Akita Castle on the Sea of Japan with Tagajo on the Pacific coast. During the Edo period it was a river port on the Mogami River partly under the control of Shinjō Domain and partly tenryō territory administered directly by the Tokugawa shogunate. After the start of the Meiji period, the area became part of Kitamurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture. The village of Ōishida was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on January 23, 1897.

Economy

The economy of Ōishida is based on agriculture.

Education

Ōishida has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

East Japan Railway Company - Yamagata Shinkansen

East Japan Railway Company - Ōu Main Line

Highway

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

References

  1. Ōishida Town official statistics (in Japanese)
  2. climate data
  3. Ōishida population statistics
  4. "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.

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