Ogōri, Fukuoka

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Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Fukuoka
Government
• Mayor	Yoshimizu Kaji (since May 2017)
Area	45.51 km2 (Bad rounding hereFormatting error: invalid input when rounding sq mi)
Population (February 1, 2023)
• Total	59,590
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Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	255-1 Ogōri, Ogōri-shi, Fukuoka-ken 838-0198
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Éwn malábó:Nihongo chi ewo énana ki dé Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.^[1] As of 1 Éwn malábó:MONTHNAME 2024^[update][[Gbúgbe:Articles containing potentially dated statements from Éwn malábó:MONTHNAME 2024]], efewo lé chené udeju wó population of 59,590 in 25998 households, and a population density of 1309 persons per km².^[2] The total area of the city is Éwn malábó:Cvt.

Geography

Ogōri chi ewo énana ki di southern Fukuoka Prefecture. Éwo lé ché jii and narrow from north-to-south. The Homan River, a tributary of the Chikugo River water system, alale lefuewo north-tu-south.

Neighboring municipalities

Fukuoka Prefecture

Saga Prefecture

Kiyama
Tosu

Climate

Ogōri has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ogōri is 15.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1766 mm with September as the wettest month.^[3]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Ogōri is as shown below

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History

The area of Ogōri was part of ancient Chikugo Province. During the Edo Period the area was under the control of Kurume Domain. After the Meiji restoration, the village of Ogōri was established on May 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Ogōri was raised to town status on October 1, 1953. It annexed the neighboring villages of Mikuni, Tateishi, Mihara, and Ajisaka on March 31, 1955 and was raised to city status on April 1, 1972 .

Government

Ogōri has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Ogōri, together with the town of Tachiarai, contributes two members to the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Fukuoka 6th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Ogōri has a mixed economy centering on agriculture and light manufacturing. A large percentage of the working population commutes to nearby Kurume or to Fukuoka City for work.

Education

Ogōri has eight public elementary schools and five public junior high schools operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Fukuoka Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private junior high school. The prefecture also operates a special education school for the handicapped.