| Ōgaki | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | City | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
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| Coordinates: | 35.3594°N 136.6129°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Gifu | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 206.57 | ||
| Population Total: | 161539 | ||
| Population As Of: | December 31, 2018 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0584-81-4111 | ||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 2-29 Marunouchi, Ōgaki-shi, Gifu-ken 503-8601 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||
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is a city located in Gifu, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 161,539, and a population density of 782 persons per km2 in 65,931 households.[1] The total area of the city was 206.57sqkm. Ōgaki was the final destination for the haiku poet Matsuo Bashō on one of his long journeys as recounted in his book Oku no Hosomichi. Every November the city holds a Bashō Festival.
Ōgaki is located in the northwest area of the Nōbi Plain in Gifu Prefecture and is known as being the most centrally-located city in Japan. As a result of its 2006 merger with the town of Kamiishizu (from Yōrō District), and the town of Sunomata (from Anpachi District), the city consists of three disconnected regions, with Sunomata in the east, the original Ōgaki in the center, and Kamiishizu in the southwest.[2]
The main river flowing through the city is the Ibi River; however, the Nagara River forms the border between Ōgaki and the neighboring cities of Gifu and Hashima.
The city has a climate characterized by hot, humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ōgaki is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around .
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Ōgaki peaked around the year 2000 and has declined slightly since.
The area around Ōgaki was part of traditional Mino Province. During the Edo period, the area developed as a castle town for Ōgaki Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. In the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, the town of Ogaki was established within Anpachi District, Gifu Prefecture with the creation of the modern municipalities system on July 1, 1889. It was raised to city status on April 1, 1918. The city suffered severe flooding during the 1934 Muroto typhoon, and was largely destroyed in six air raids in 1945.
Ōgaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 22 members.
Ibiden, a global electronic components manufacturer, is headquartered in the city.[4]
Ōgaki has 22 public elementary schools and ten public middle schools operated by the city government and one private middle school. The city has nine public high school operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education, and two private high schools. The prefecture also operates one special education school.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan. Ōgaki is twinned with:[8]
Beaverton, Oregon, United States
Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea Eugene, Oregon, United States
Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
