Omaezaki

Omaezaki
御前崎市

City

Cape Omaezaki

Flag

Seal

Location of Omaezaki in Shizuoka Prefecture

Omaezaki

Coordinates: 34°38′16.6″N 138°7′41.1″E / 34.637944°N 138.128083°ECoordinates: 34°38′16.6″N 138°7′41.1″E / 34.637944°N 138.128083°E

Chūbu (Tōkai)

Government

• Mayor

Shigeo Ishihara (since April 2008)

Area

• Total

65.56 km² (25.31 sq mi)

Population (September 2015)

• Total

32,433

• Density

495/km² (1,280/sq mi)

Time zone

Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

- Tree

Myrica rubra

- Flower

Calystegia soldanella

Phone number

0537-85-1111

Address

5585, Ike-Shinden, Omaezaki-shi, Shizuoka-ken 437-1692

Website

Official website

Omaezaki (御前崎市, Omaezaki-shi^?) is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Omaezaki is located at the tip of Omaezaki Peninsula on Japan's Pacific coast.

As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 32,433 and a population density of 495 persons per km². The total area was 65.56 square kilometres (25.31 sq mi).

Omaezaki City lies approximately 80 miles (130 km) south of Shizuoka City at the tip of a peninsula of the same name, stretching east into the Pacific Ocean. The majority of the city consists of gentle hills and valleys with some steep cliffs on the peninsula's east coast. Like much of Japan, Shizuoka Prefecture is an earthquake zone, and small tremors frequently occur in the area. Omaezaki is also in an area at risk from tsunami.

Omaezaki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). Due to its location, Omaezaki experiences strong coastal winds between October and April. The Japanese rainy season also affects Omaezaki, with typhoons liable to hit the city between July and September. During summer, the region is cooler than the majority of inland Shizuoka Prefecture.

The modern city of Omaezaki was established on April 1, 2004, from the merger of the former town of Omaezaki (formerly part of Haibara District), absorbing the town of Hamaoka (formerly of the now-defunct Ogasa District).

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