Ojiya, Niigata
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Template:Nihongo is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Template:As of, the city had an estimated population of 34,704 in 12,758 households,<ref>Ojiya city official statisticsTemplate:In lang</ref> and a population density of 224 persons per km2. The total area of the city was Template:Convert.
Geography
Ojiya is located in an inland region of central Niigata Prefecture at the southern end of the Echigo Plain. The Shinano River flows through the city. The area has very heavy snow in winter.
Surrounding municipalities
Climate
Ojiya has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ojiya is 12.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2263 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.5 °C.<ref>Ojiya climate data</ref>
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,<ref>Ojiya population statistics</ref> the population of Ojiya has declined over the past 40 years. Template:Historical populations
Government
Ojiya has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 16 members.
Economy
Ojiya is known as the birthplace of Nishikigoi carps, along with Yamakoshi.
Transportation
Railway
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Highway
Notable people from Ojiya
- Uchiyama Gudō, Zen priest and anarcho-socialist activist
- Junzaburō Nishiwaki, poet
- Kazuhiko Torishima, manga magazine editor and publishing executive<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>