Ōmachi, Nagano

Ōmachi 大町市
City
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Location of Ōmachi in Nagano Prefecture
Ōmachi Location in Japan
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture	Nagano Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Tōru Ushikoshi
Area
• Total	564.99 km2 (218.14 sq mi)
Population (July 2014)
• Total	29,397
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Ōyamazakura
• Flower	Katakuri
• Bird	Ptarmigan
• Others	Animal: Japanese Serow
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Hall Address	3887, Ōmachi, Ōmachi-shi, Nagano-ken 398-0002
Website	www.city.omachi.nagano.jp

Ōmachi (大町市, Ōmachi-shi) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2014, the city has an estimated population of 29,397 and a population density of 52 persons per km². The total area is 564.99 km².

The city was founded on July 1, 1954. Ōmachi City is located north of Matsumoto City, also located in Nagano Prefecture.

The National Treasure Nishina Shinmei Shrine is located in Ōmachi. Lake Kizaki is also situated near Ōmachi City.

Geography

Vast Northern Japanese Alps (or Hida Mountains) of above sea level 3000m ranges to the west of the city. Mountains 1000m near range to the east part.

The Takase River runs through the Matsumoto basin placed between the mountain to the north south.

Three lakes that are called Nishina three lakes (仁科三湖, Nishina-san-ko) range to the south north in the northern part of the city. Then, it is thought that the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line (ISTL) (糸魚川静岡構造線, Itoigawa Shizuoka Kōzō Sen) active fault system is running.

It is the only city in the Daihoku District (大北地域, Daihoku-chiiki), and the urban function of the politics and economics has accumulated.

• Mountains: Mount Yari (槍ヶ岳, Yari-ga-take), Mount Noguchigorō (野口五郎岳, Noguchigorō-dake), Mount Eboshi (烏帽子岳, Eboshi-dake), Mount Sugoroku (双六岳, Sugoroku-dake),Mount Otenshō (大天井岳, Otenshō-dake), Mount Tsubakuro (燕岳, Tsubakuro-dake), Mount Gaki (餓鬼岳, Gaki-dake), Mount Harinoki (針ノ木岳, Harinoki-dake), Mount Renge (蓮華岳, Renge-dake),Mount Jii (爺ヶ岳, Jii-ga-take), Mount Kashimayari (鹿島槍ヶ岳, Kashimayari-ga-take), Mount Goryū (五竜岳, Goryū-dake),
• Rivers: Takase River (Nagano)
• Lakes and marshes: Nishina three lakes (仁科三湖, Nishina-san-ko) ( Lake Kizaki (木崎湖, Kizaki-ko), Lake Nakatsuna (中綱湖, Nakatsuna-ko), Lake Aoki (青木湖, Aoki-ko) )

Climate

Climate data for Omachi, Nagano (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	1.4 (34.5)	2.3 (36.1)	6.7 (44.1)	14.9 (58.8)	20.3 (68.5)	23.3 (73.9)	26.6 (79.9)	28.2 (82.8)	23.2 (73.8)	17.3 (63.1)	11.3 (52.3)	4.9 (40.8)	15.1 (59.2)
Average low °C (°F)	−7.6 (18.3)	−7.5 (18.5)	−3.9 (25)	1.9 (35.4)	7.8 (46)	12.9 (55.2)	17.0 (62.6)	17.8 (64)	13.7 (56.7)	6.6 (43.9)	0.6 (33.1)	−4.3 (24.3)	4.6 (40.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	80.3 (3.161)	81.6 (3.213)	98.5 (3.878)	95.3 (3.752)	121.2 (4.772)	165.5 (6.516)	195.8 (7.709)	134.2 (5.283)	168.4 (6.63)	109.8 (4.323)	76.4 (3.008)	70.3 (2.768)	1,397.1 (55.004)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	180 (70.9)	147 (57.9)	91 (35.8)	8 (3.1)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0.4)	9 (3.5)	89 (35)	525 (206.6)
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency

History

On January 1, 2006, the villages of Miasa and Yasaka (both from Kitaazumi District) were merged into Ōmachi.

External links

• Ōmachi City official website (Japanese)
• Ōmachi, Nagano official guide (Japanese)