Ōbu

Template:Infobox settlement Template:Nihongo is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Template:As of, the city had an estimated population of 92,179 in 39,382 households,<ref>Ōbu City official statistics Template:In lang</ref> and a population density of 2,739 persons per km². The total area of the city is Template:Convert. Ōbu has been a member of the World Health Organization’s Alliance for Healthy Cities (AFHC)<ref>Alliance for Healthy Cities official home page</ref> since June 5, 2000.

Geography

Skyline of Ōbu City

Ōbu is located in the far northeastern neck of Chita Peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture, and is bordered by the metropolis of Nagoya to the north.

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ōbu is Template:Cvt. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around Template:Cvt, and lowest in January, at around Template:Cvt.<ref name=normals/> Template:Weather box

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,<ref>Ōbu population statistics</ref> the population of Ōbu has been increasing steadily over the past 70 years. Template:Historical populations

Neighboring municipalities

Template:FlagiconAichi Prefecture

• Kariya
• Higashiura
• Nagoya (Midori-ku)
• Tōkai
• Toyoake

History

Late modern period

The village of Ōbu was established within Chita District, Aichi on October 1, 1889, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. On May 1, 1906, Ōbu annexed the neighboring villages of Yoshida, Kyowa, Kitasaka, Yokote, Nagagusa and part of the village of Morioka. It was elevated to town status on November 1, 1915.

Contemporary history

Ōbu became a city on September 1, 1970.

Government

Ōbu city hall

Ōbu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 19 members. The city contributes one member to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 7 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Sister cities

• Template:Flagicon Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, since November 20, 1993<ref name=International>Template:Cite web</ref>

Economy

Tertiary sector

Commerce

Ōbu has a mixed economic base due to its proximity to the Nagoya metropolis and numerous transportation connections.

Education

Shigakkan University

University

• Shigakkan University
• University of Human Environments, Ōbu campus

Schools

• Ōbu has nine public elementary schools and four public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Ōbu Station

The Kilometre Zero of Ōbu

Railways

Conventional lines

Central Japan Railway Company

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Roads

Expressways

• Isewangan Expressway
• Chitahantō Road

Japan National Route

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Notable people from Ōbu

• Kumiko Koiwai, figure skater
• Masayoshi Nagata, mathematician
• Takahiro Nakai, Judoka
• Kyoko Takezawa, violinist
• Hidehiko Yoshida, Olympic gold-medalist judoka

External links

• Template:Official website Template:In lang (with link to pages in English)
• Sister Cities by the Sea - information on the relationship between Obu and Port Phillip (English and Japanese content).