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Ōyodo, Nara

Coordinates: 34°23′26″N 135°47′23″E / 34.39056°N 135.78972°E / 34.39056; 135.78972
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Ōyodo
大淀町
View of Oyodo Town
View of Oyodo Town
Flag of Ōyodo
Official seal of Ōyodo
Map
Location of Ōyodo in Nara Prefecture
Location of Ōyodo
Ōyodo is located in Japan
Ōyodo
Ōyodo
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°23′26″N 135°47′23″E / 34.39056°N 135.78972°E / 34.39056; 135.78972
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureNara
DistrictYoshino
Government
 • MayorMorimasa Okashita
Area
 • Total
38.10 km2 (14.71 sq mi)
Population
 (October 31, 2024)
 • Total
15,856
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address2090 Hinokakimoto, Ōyodo-machi, Nara-ken >638-8501
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerPyrus pyrifolia
TreeCyclobalanopsis glauca
Ōyodo town hall

Ōyodo (大淀町, Ōyodo-chō) is a town located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] As of 31 October 2024, the town had an estimated population of 15,856 in 7364 households, and a population density of 420 persons per km2.[3] The total area of the town is 38.10 km2 (14.71 sq mi).

Geography

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Ōyodo is located on the right bank of the Yoshino River in central Nara Prefecture, almost in the center of the Kii Peninsula.

Surrounding municipalities

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Nara Prefecture

Climate

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Ōyodo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ōyodo is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1636 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.4 °C.[4]

Demographics

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Per Japanese census data, the population of Ōyodo is as shown below

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1950 14,533—    
1960 15,114+4.0%
1970 15,930+5.4%
1980 16,510+3.6%
1990 18,633+12.9%
2000 20,376+9.4%
2010 19,176−5.9%
2020 16,728−12.8%

History

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The area of Ōyodo was part of ancient Yamato Province. The village of Ōyodo was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on February 11, 1921. In 1952, Ōyodo annexed neighboring Ōada village.

Government

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Ōyodo has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Ōyodo, collectively with the other municipalities of Yoshino District, contributes two members to the Nara Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Nara 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

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The local economy is based on agriculture, with pears as the local speciality The town is increasingly a commuter town for the greater Osaka metropolis.

Education

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Ōyodo has three public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government and two public high schools operated by the Nara Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

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Railways

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Kintetsu Railway - Yoshino Line

‹See TfM›Kusurimizu - ‹See TfM›Fukugami - ‹See TfM›Ōada - ‹See TfM›Shimoichiguchi - ‹See TfM›Koshibe - ‹See TfM›Muda

Highways

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Local attractions

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References

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  1. ^ "大淀町/奈良県公式ホームページ". www.pref.nara.jp. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  2. ^ "大淀町が「まちのみらいを考える住民説明会」 町民から厳しい指摘も|奈良新聞デジタル". www.nara-np.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  3. ^ "Tawaramoto Town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  4. ^ Ōyodo climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
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