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Ogose (越生町, Ogose-machi) is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021^[update], 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.

Ogose 越生町
Town
Ogose town office
Flag Seal
Location of Ogose in Saitama Prefecture
Ogose
Coordinates: 35°57′52.2″N 139°17′39.1″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama
District	Iruma
Area
• Total	40.39 km2 (15.59 sq mi)
Population  (January 2021)
• Total	11,352
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Prunus mume
- Flower	Kerria japonica
- Bird	Japanese bush warbler
Phone number	049-292-3121
Address	900-2 Ogose, Ogose-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama-ken 350-0494
Website	Official website

Geography

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

Surrounding municipalities

Saitama Prefecture

• Hannō
• Moroyama
• Tokigawa
• Hatoyama

Climate

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

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Ogose has remained relatively steady for the past 50 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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	12,540	−8.6%

History

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

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

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

Education

• 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

Railway

JR East – Hachikō Line

• Ogose

Tōbu Railway - Tōbu Ogose Line

• Ogose - Bushū-Karasawa

Highway

Ogose is not served by any expressways or national highways

Local attractions

• Ogose Plum Gardens
• Kuroyama waterfalls

Noted people from Ogose

• Yusuke Shimada, professional football player

References

External links

Media related to Ogose, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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[de] Ogose (Saitama)

Ogose (jap. .mw-parser-output .Hani{font-size:110%}越生町, -machi) ist eine Stadt auf der japanischen Hauptinsel Honshū im Landkreis Iruma in der Präfektur Saitama.

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- [en] Ogose, Saitama

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[es] Ogose

Ogose (越生町, Ogose-machi?) es un pueblo en la prefectura de Saitama, Japón, localizado en el centro-este de la isla de Honshū, en la región de Kantō. El 1 de marzo de 2021 tenía una población estimada de 10 905 habitantes y una densidad de población de 270 personas por km².[5]

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[ru] Огосе

Огосе (яп. 越生町 Огосэ-мати) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Ирума префектуры Сайтама. Площадь посёлка составляет 40,44 км²[1], население — 12 000 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 296,74 чел./км².

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