Oga 男鹿市 | |
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 View from Mount Kanpu | |
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 Location of Oga in Akita Prefecture | |
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  Oga | |
| Coordinates:39°53′12.6″N139°50′51.3″E / 39.886833°N 139.847583°E /39.886833; 139.847583 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Akita |
| Government | |
| • -Mayor | Koji Sugarawa (since April 2017) |
| Area | |
• Total | 241.09 km2 (93.09 sq mi) |
| Population (February 28, 2023) | |
• Total | 24,687 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0185-23-2111 |
| Address | 66-1 Izumidai, Funagawaminato Funagawa, Oga-shi, Akita-ken 010-0595 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Grey heron |
| Flower | Camellia |
| Tree | Cryptomeria |
Oga (男鹿市,Oga-shi) is acity located inAkita Prefecture,Japan. As of 28 February 2023[update], the city has an estimated population of 24,687 in 12,496 households,[1] and apopulation density of 100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 240.80 square kilometres (92.97 sq mi).
Oga is located on theOga Peninsula in northwestern Akita Prefecture, bordered by theSea of Japan to the north, west and south. The Oga Peninsula has two mountains, Mount Kanpu and Mount Honzan, and several rivers, including the Takigawa. Toga Bay is located in the western part of the city, where Toga Port is located, and he northwestern end is called Cape Nyūdō. The population is concentrated in the southern part of the city, where the railway runs and the city hall is located. Much of the city is within the boundaries of theOga Quasi-National Park.
Akita Prefecture
Different from the rest of the prefecture, the climate is an isolatedhumid subtropical (Köppen:Cfa) by direct influence (due to being a peninsula) of theTsushima Current, being the most northern city of theAsian continent with this categorization according to the 0 °C isotherm.[2][3] Or the southern edge of thehot-summer humid continental (Dfa) by the normal of theJapan Meteorological Agency.[4] Winters are mild and summers although the climatic type are warm but not hot. The extremes range from -14 to 35 °C, a relatively lowthermal amplitude to a place at 39 °N and to the east near large land masses.[5]
| Climate data for Oga, elevation: 20 m, 1991-2020 normals, extremes 1976-present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) | 16.1 (61.0) | 17.8 (64.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 30.2 (86.4) | 32.7 (90.9) | 35.6 (96.1) | 35.3 (95.5) | 34.6 (94.3) | 27.9 (82.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 16.6 (61.9) | 35.6 (96.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) | 3.5 (38.3) | 7.1 (44.8) | 12.9 (55.2) | 18.3 (64.9) | 22.5 (72.5) | 26.0 (78.8) | 28.0 (82.4) | 24.5 (76.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 12.1 (53.8) | 5.7 (42.3) | 15.2 (59.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) | 0.3 (32.5) | 3.3 (37.9) | 8.6 (47.5) | 14.0 (57.2) | 18.4 (65.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.8 (74.8) | 19.8 (67.6) | 13.5 (56.3) | 7.7 (45.9) | 2.4 (36.3) | 11.2 (52.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) | −3.4 (25.9) | −1.0 (30.2) | 3.5 (38.3) | 9.5 (49.1) | 14.1 (57.4) | 18.9 (66.0) | 19.7 (67.5) | 15.1 (59.2) | 8.3 (46.9) | 3.0 (37.4) | −1.1 (30.0) | 7.0 (44.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.7 (5.5) | −14.4 (6.1) | −11.4 (11.5) | −4.2 (24.4) | 1.0 (33.8) | 5.0 (41.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 10.9 (51.6) | 5.4 (41.7) | −0.4 (31.3) | −7.8 (18.0) | −10.3 (13.5) | −14.7 (5.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 123.4 (4.86) | 93.3 (3.67) | 93.5 (3.68) | 96.1 (3.78) | 107.2 (4.22) | 102.3 (4.03) | 176.2 (6.94) | 153.4 (6.04) | 159.5 (6.28) | 165.9 (6.53) | 167.0 (6.57) | 168.5 (6.63) | 1,612.9 (63.50) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 21.5 | 17.8 | 15.4 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 12.3 | 14.5 | 18.4 | 22.3 | 175.4 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 53.0 | 71.0 | 129.2 | 179.2 | 196.0 | 185.5 | 162.8 | 200.6 | 164.0 | 147.5 | 96.1 | 60.5 | 1,648.8 |
| Source:JPA[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[6] the population of Oga peaked in the 1950s and has been in decline since then.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 39,549 | — |
| 1930 | 40,623 | +2.7% |
| 1940 | 41,143 | +1.3% |
| 1950 | 58,212 | +41.5% |
| 1960 | 58,075 | −0.2% |
| 1970 | 50,935 | −12.3% |
| 1980 | 47,829 | −6.1% |
| 1990 | 42,723 | −10.7% |
| 2000 | 38,130 | −10.8% |
| 2010 | 32,319 | −15.2% |
| 2020 | 25,154 | −22.2% |
The area of present-day Oga was part of ancientDewa Province, dominated by theSatake clan during theEdo period, who ruledKubota Domain under theTokugawa shogunate. The village of Funagawa was established with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889 and became the town of Funagawaminato on October 24, 1894. The city of Oga was created on March 31, 1954, by the merger of the town of Funagawaminato with the four neighboring villages of Wakimoto, Iriai, Ogatanaka and Toga.
On March 22, 2005, the town ofWakami was merged into Oga.[citation needed]
Oga has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city legislature of 18 members. The city contributes one member to the Akita Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Akita 2nd District of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
The economy of Oga is based oncommercial fishing, tourism and agriculture.
Oga has six public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Akita Prefectural Board of Education.
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East Japan Railway Company –Oga Line
Oga is famous for its Namahage Festival, a traditional event held onNew Year's Eve in which groups of men dressed as ogre-like deities called "Namahage" with masks and straw raincoats visit houses at night.[7]
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