Ōma, Aomori
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Ōma 大間町 |
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Sunrise in Ōma
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 ]Location of Ōma in Aomori Prefecture] |
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 Ōma
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| Coordinates: 41°31′36.3″N 140°54′26.4″E / 41.526750°N 140.907333°ECoordinates: 41°31′36.3″N 140°54′26.4″E / 41.526750°N 140.907333°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Aomori | ||
| District | Shimokita | ||
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| • Total | 52.06 km2 (20.10 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 28, 2017) | |||
| • Total | 5,521 | ||
| • Density | 98.3/km2 (255/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| - Tree | Japanese black pine | ||
| - Flower | Rosa rugosa | ||
| - Bird | Common gull | ||
| Phone number | 0175-37-2111 | ||
| Address | 104 Ōma, Ōma-machi, Shimokita-gun, Aomori 039-4692 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Ōma (大間町 Ōma-machi?) is a town located in the Shimokita District of northeastern Aomori in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. As of 28 February 2017[update], the town had an estimated population of 5,581 and a population density of 107.2 persons per km2, in 2542 households. Its total area was 52.06 square kilometres (20.10 sq mi).
Ōma occupies the northwestern coastline of Shimokita Peninsula, facing the Tsugaru Strait. Cape Ōmazaki (大間崎?) is the northernmost point on the island of Honshū. The town has a climate characterized by cool short summers and long cold winters with strong winds (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ōma is 9.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1205 mm with September as the wettest month.The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.8 °C.
Much of the town is within the limits of the Shimokita Hanto Quasi-National Park. In the year 2002, the Ministry of the Enviroment classified some tidal flats of the Ōma shoreline to be one of the 500 Important Wetlands in Japan particularly for its biodiversity of marine flora, especially several varieties of kelp
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