Otawara
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Ōtawara 大田原市 |
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Ōtawara City Hall
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 Ōtawara
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| Coordinates: 36°18′16.1″N 140°0′55.9″E / 36.304472°N 140.015528°ECoordinates: 36°18′16.1″N 140°0′55.9″E / 36.304472°N 140.015528°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
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| • Total | 354.36 km2 (136.82 sq mi) | ||
| Population (October 2015) | |||
| • Total | 75,457 | ||
| • Density | 212.9/km2 (551/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Ginkgo biloba | ||
| - Flower | Chrysanthemum | ||
| -Fish | Tokyo bitterling | ||
| Phone number | 0287-23-1111 | ||
| Address | 1-4-1 Honchō, Ōtawara-shi, Tochigi-ken 324-8641 | ||
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Ōtawara (大田原市 Ōtawara-shi?) is a city located in , in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of October 2015, the city had an estimated population of 75,457 and a population density of 212 persons per km². Its total area was 354.36 km². The city's name may also be spelled "Ohtawara" as indicated by the official city website.
Ōtawara is located in northeast in the foothills of the Nasu region. About 50% of Ōtawara is covered by rice fields with about 12% being mountains and forests. The average elevation of Ōtawara is 217.76 meters. Ōtawara is approximately 40 kilometers north of , the capital of Tochigi, and approximately 50 km east of the historic city of .
Ōtawara has an average temperature of 1.2 degrees Celsius in January up to 23.1 degrees Celsius in August and an annual average temperature of 12.5 degrees Celsius. Ōtawara averages approximately 158.7 centimeters of rainfall per year with the wettest months being June through September.
Ōtawara Castle was built in 1545, and the Ōtawara clan ruled Ōtawara Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate for over 250 years. The surrounding castle town prospered during the Edo period. After the Meiji restoration, Ōtawara Town was established with the creation of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On December 1, 1954, the town of Ōtawara and the villages of Chikasono and Kaneda combined to form the city of Ōtawara.
On December 31, 1954, part of Nozaki Town was annexed by the city. On April 1, 1955, part of Nishinasuno Town was annexed to the city. On November 5, 1955, the town of Sakuyama merged into Ōtawara.
On October 1, 2005, the town of , and the village of Yuzukami (both from ) were merged into Ōtawara.
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