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Ogose, Saitama

Coordinates: 35°57′52.2″N 139°17′39.1″E / 35.964500°N 139.294194°E / 35.964500; 139.294194
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Ogose
越生町 
Ogose town office
Ogose town office
Flag of Ogose
Official seal of Ogose
Location of Ogose in Saitama Prefecture
Location of Ogose in Saitama Prefecture
Ogose is located in Japan
Ogose
Ogose
 
Coordinates: 35°57′52.2″N 139°17′39.1″E / 35.964500°N 139.294194°E / 35.964500; 139.294194
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureSaitama
DistrictIruma
Area
 • Total40.39 km2 (15.59 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2021)
 • Total11,352
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreePrunus mume
- FlowerKerria japonica
- BirdJapanese bush warbler
Phone number049-292-3121
Address900-2 Ogose, Ogose-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama-ken 350-0494
WebsiteOfficial website
Ogose Bairin

Ogose (越生町, Ogose-machi) is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the town had an estimated population of 11,352 in 5038 households and a population density of 280 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 40.39 square kilometres (15.59 sq mi). The town is famous for its Prunus mume orchards.

Geography

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Ogose is located in central Saitama Prefecture, approximately 50 kilometers from downtown Tokyo.

Surrounding municipalities

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Saitama Prefecture

Climate

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Ogose has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ogose is 13.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.3 °C.[2]

Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Ogose peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 8,194—    
1930 8,219+0.3%
1940 7,881−4.1%
1950 10,061+27.7%
1960 9,956−1.0%
1970 10,147+1.9%
1980 11,361+12.0%
1990 11,947+5.2%
2000 13,718+14.8%
2010 12,537−8.6%
2020 11,029−12.0%

History

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Ogose town was created within Iruma District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Ogose annexed neighboring Umezono village on February 1, 1955.

Government

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Ogose has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Ogose, together with the towns of Hatoyama and Moroyama, contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Saitama 9th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

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Ogose remains largely an agricultural town, primarily based on horticulture, although it has increasingly become a bedroom community.

Education

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  • Ogose has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. In addition, there are two private high schools.

Transportation

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Railway

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JR EastHachikō Line

Tōbu Railway - Tōbu Ogose Line

Highway

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Ogose is not served by any expressways or national highways

Local attractions

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  • Kuroyama waterfalls
  • Ogose Plum Gardens

Noted people from Ogose

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References

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  1. ^ "Ogose town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Ogose climate data
  3. ^ Ogose population statistics
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