Ogaki, Gifu
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Ōgaki 大垣市 |
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Ōgaki Castle
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 Location of Ōgaki in Gifu Prefecture |
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 Ōgaki
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| Coordinates: 35°22′N 136°37′E / 35.367°N 136.617°ECoordinates: 35°22′N 136°37′E / 35.367°N 136.617°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Chūbu | |
| Prefecture | Gifu Prefecture | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Bin Ogawa | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 206.52 km2 (79.74 sq mi) | |
| Population (31 August 2016) | ||
| • Total | 162,132 | |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | |
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| • Tree | Cinnamomum camphora | |
| • Flower | Satsuki azalea | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City hall address | 2-29 Marunouchi, Ōgaki-shi, Gifu-ken 503-8601 |
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| Website | www |
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Ōgaki (大垣市 Ōgaki-shi?) is a city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was incorporated as a city on April 1, 1918.
As of January 31, 2013, the city has an estimated population of 163,364 and a population density of 790 persons per km². The total area is 206.52 km².
Ōgaki was the final destination for the haiku poet Matsuo Bashō on one of his long journeys as recounted in his book Oku no Hosomichi. Every November the city holds a Bashō Festival.
Ōgaki is located in the northwest area of the Nōbi Plain in Gifu Prefecture and is known as being the most centrally-located city in Japan.
As a result of its 2006 merger with the town of Kamiishizu (from Yōrō District), and the town of Sunomata (from Anpachi District), the city consists of three disconnected regions, with Sunomata in the east, the original Ōgaki in the center, and Kamiishizu in the southwest.
The main river flowing through the city is the Ibi River; however, the Nagara River forms the border between Ōgaki and the neighboring cities of Gifu and Hashima.
Ōgaki is twinned with the following towns and cities.
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