Oigawa,_Shizuoka

Ōigawa, Shizuoka

Ōigawa, Shizuoka

Former municipality in Chūbu, Japan

Ōigawa (大井川町, Ōigawa-chō) was a town located in Shida District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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As of 2008, the town had an estimated population of 22,695 and a density of 962.92 persons per km2. The total area was 24.54 km2.

On November 1, 2008, Ōigawa was merged into the expanded city of Yaizu and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.[1]

Geography

Surrounding municipalities

History

  • April 1, 1889 – Aikawa Village, Yoshinaga Village and Shizuhama Village founded.
  • March 31, 1955 – Ōigawa Town was created from the merger of Aikawa, Yoshinaga and Shizuhama.
  • November 1, 2008 – Ōigawa Town was merged into the expanded city of Yaizu.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "市町村合併情報　静岡県　＜国土地理協会＞". kokudo.or.jp. Archived from the original on 2007-07-28.


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