Ōgaki

Template:Nihongo is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of October 31, 2018, the city had an estimated population of 161,539, and a population density of 782 persons per km² in 65,931 households.<ref>Ōgaki city official statistics Template:In lang</ref> The total area of the city was Template:Convert. 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.

Geography

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.<ref name=merger>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.

Neighbouring municipalities

Gifu Prefecture
- Anpachi
- Gifu
- Gōdo
- Hashima
- Ikeda
- Mizuho
- Sekigahara
- Tarui
- Wanouchi
- Yōrō
Mie Prefecture
- Inabe
Shiga Prefecture
- Maibara
- Taga

Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot, humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ōgaki is Template:Cvt. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with July 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>Template:Cite web</ref> the population of Ōgaki peaked around the year 2000 and has declined slightly since. Template:Historical populations

History

The area around Ōgaki was part of traditional Mino Province. During the Edo period, the area developed as a castle town for Ōgaki Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. In the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, the town of Ogaki was established within Anpachi District, Gifu Prefecture with the creation of the modern municipalities system on July 1, 1889. It was raised to city status on April 1, 1918. The city suffered severe flooding during the 1934 Muroto typhoon, and was largely destroyed in six air raids in 1945.

Municipal timeline

April 1918: Gained city status
April 1928: Merged with parts of the village of Kitakuise, Anpachi District (specifically the localities of Kido, Minamiisshiki, Kasagi, Kasanui and Gama)
December 1934: Merged with village of Minamikuise, Anpachi District
June 1935: Merged with village of Tagishima, Anpachi District
June 1936: Merged with village of Yasui, Anpachi District
February 1940: Merged with villages of Urū and Shizusato, Fuwa District
October 1947: Merged with villages of Ayasato, Fuwa District, and Sumoto, Anpachi District
June 1948: Merged with village of Asakusa, Anpachi District
October 1948: Merged with village of Kawanami and the Maze part of Maki, Anpachi District
April 1949: Merged with village of Nakagawa, Anpachi District
April 1951: Merged with village of Wagō, Anpachi District
June 1952: Merged with village of Mitsukoshi, Anpachi District
October 1954: Merged with village of Arasaki, Fuwa District
September 1967: Merged with town of Akasaka, Fuwa District
April 1988: Established city constitution
March 27, 2006: Merged with towns of Kamiishizu, Yōrō District, and Sunomata, Anpachi District<ref name=merger />

Government

Ōgaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 22 members.

Economy

Ibiden, a global electronic components manufacturer, is headquartered in the city.<ref>"Company Outline." Ibiden. Retrieved on January 16, 2018."</ref>

Education

Universities and colleges

Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences (IAMAS)
Gifu Keizai University
Ogaki Women's College
Institute for Fashion Studies (IFS)
Ogaki Nursing College (moved to Ogaki Medical Association March 31, 2006)
Nihon Information Processing College
Nihon General Business College
Nihon-Chūō Nursing College Ogaki
Nihon-Chūō Gakuen Culinary College

Primary and secondary education

Ōgaki has 22 public elementary schools and ten public middle schools operated by the city government and one private middle school. The city has nine public high school operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education, and two private high schools. The prefecture also operates one special education school.

Ogaki Kita Senior High School<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ogaki Higashi Senior High School
Ogaki Minami Senior High School
Ogaki Nishi Senior High School
Ogaki Technical High School
Ogaki-Shogyo Business High School<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Nihon University Ogaki Senior High School
Hirano Gakuen
Ogaki Sakura High School
Ogaki School for Handicapped (primary through senior high)

International schools

Escola Brasileira Prof. Kawase - Brazilian primary school<ref name=Brazilschools>"Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão" (Archive). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.</ref>