Ojiya,_Niigata

Ojiya, Niigata

Ojiya, Niigata

City in Chūbu, Japan

Ojiya (小千谷市, Ojiya-shi) is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2019, the city had an estimated population of 34,704 in 12,758 households,[1] and a population density of 224 persons per km². The total area of the city was 155.19 square kilometres (59.92 sq mi).

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Geography

Ojiya is located in an inland region of central Niigata Prefecture at the southern end of the Echigo Plain. The Shinano River flows through the city. The area has very heavy snow in winter.

Ojiya city panorama

Surrounding municipalities

Climate

Ojiya has a Humid climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ojiya is 12.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2263 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.5 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Ojiya has declined over the past 40 years.

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Government

Ojiya City Hall

Ojiya has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 16 members.

Economy

Ojiya is known as the birthplace of Nishikigoi carps, along with Yamakoshi.

Transportation

National Route 291 and Ojiya Station

Railway

Highway

Notable people from Ojiya

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Ojiya city official statistics(in Japanese)
  2. [2]
    Ojiya climate data
  3. [3]
    Ojiya population statistics
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