Ogano | |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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Coordinates: | 36.0171°N 139.0086°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Kantō |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Saitama |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Chichibu |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Area Total Km2: | 171.26 |
Population Total: | 11192 |
Population As Of: | February 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
Utc Offset1: | +9 |
Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Acer |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Shibateranthis pinnatifida |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Japanese bush warbler |
Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
Blank Info Sec2: | 0494-75-1221 |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Ogano 89, Ogano-cho, Chichibu-gun, Saitama-ken 368-0192 |
is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 11,192 in 4657 households and a population density of 65 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town is 171.26sqkm. Parts of the town are within the borders of the Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park.
Ogano is located in the mountainous far western Saitama Prefecture, surrounded by the city of Chichibu on the north, east and south and by Gunma Prefecture to the west.
Ogano has an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ogano is 10.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2222 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around minus 1.2 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Ogose has declined at an accelerating rate in recent decades.
The town of Ogano was created within Chichibu District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, and annexed the neighboring village of Nagawaka on April 1, 1955, followed by the villages of Mitagawa and Kurao on March 31, 1956. On October 1, 2005 the village of Ryōkami was merged into Ogano.
Ogano has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Ogano, together with the towns of Higashichichibu, Minano, Nagatoro and Yokoze, contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Saitama 11th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Ogano is largely a bedroom community due to its proximity to the city of Chichibu.
Ogano has four public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education..
Ogano has no passenger rail service. The nearest station is Chichibu Station, in the neighboring city of Chichibu.