Otowa
Former municipality in Chūbu, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Former municipality in Chūbu, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Otowa (音羽町, Otowa-chō) was a town located in Hoi District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Otowa
音羽町 | |
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Former municipality | |
Coordinates: 34°51′21″N 137°18′38″E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
Prefecture | Aichi Prefecture |
District | Hoi |
Merged | January 15, 2008 (now part of Toyokawa) |
Area | |
• Total | 29.65 km2 (11.45 sq mi) |
Population (November 1, 2007) | |
• Total | 8,870 |
• Density | 299.15/km2 (774.8/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Website | City of Toyokawa |
Symbols | |
Flower | Enkianthus subsessilis |
Tree | Azalea |
On January 15, 2008, Otowa, along with the town of Mito (also from Hoi District), was merged into the expanded city of Toyokawa.
As of November 1, 2007 (the last census data prior to the merger), the town had an estimated population of 8,870 and a population density of 299.15 persons per km². The total area was 29.65 km².
# | Name | Kanji | Took office | Left office |
1 | Watanabe Ryūji | 渡邉 隆次 | April 30, 1955 | April 29, 1959 |
2 | Sakakibara Buntarō | 榊原 文太郎 | April 30, 1959 | June 10, 1962 |
3 | Uebayashi Tahē | 上林 多兵惠 | July 29, 1962 | December 18, 1963 |
4 | Iyoda Isamu | 伊與田 勇 | January 21, 1964 | January 20, 1968 |
5-8 | Horiuchi Shigeaki | 堀内 重昭 | January 21, 1968 | January 20, 1984 |
9-12 | Nakamori Kōichi | 中森 幸一 | January 21, 1984 | January 20, 2000 |
13-14 | Utsuno Takeshi | 宇都野 武 | January 21, 2000 | January 14, 2008 |
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