Ogōri, Fukuoka
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| Country | Japan |
| Region | Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Population | 58,322 |
| Coordinates | 33°23′47″N 130°33′20″E / 33.39639°N 130.55556°ECoordinates: 33°23′47″N 130°33′20″E / 33.39639°N 130.55556°E |
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
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]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
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Fukuoka Prefecture
Climate
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]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
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Per Japanese census data, the population of Ogōri is as shown below
History
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]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
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]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
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]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
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]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.
Transportation
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Railways
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Highways
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Local attractions
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- Kyushu Historical Museum
- Nyōirin Temple, also known as temple of the frog
- Ogōri Kanga ruins, National Historic Site
- Tanabata Shrine
Notable residents of Ogōri
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- Misa Eguchi - tennis player[4]
- Kazuyuki Hoashi - baseball player
- Maki Itoh - professional wrestler, idol
- Masahiro Nakatani - baseball player
- Hikaru Naomoto - footballer
References
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- ↑ "小郡市 | 4地域と60市町村紹介｜福岡県ってどんなところ？｜福岡県 移住・定住ポータルサイト 福がお～かくらし". 福岡県 移住・定住ポータルサイト 福がお～かくらし (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ↑ "Ogōri City official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ↑ Ogōri climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
- ↑ "プレーヤー:江口 実沙 - 日本テニス協会公式サイト". 2014-10-11. Archived from the original on 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
External links
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