Otari, Nagano

Otari
小谷村
Village
Otari Village Hall

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Location of Otari in Nagano Prefecture
Otari
 
Coordinates: 36°46′44.6″N 137°54′29.7″E / 36.779056°N 137.908250°E / 36.779056; 137.908250Coordinates: 36°46′44.6″N 137°54′29.7″E / 36.779056°N 137.908250°E / 36.779056; 137.908250
Country Japan
Region Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture Nagano
District Kitaazumi
Government
 • Mayor Matsumoto Hisashi
Area
 • Total 267.91 km2 (103.44 sq mi)
Population (October 2016)
 • Total 2,892
 • Density 10.8/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols  
• Tree Fagus crenata
• Flower Prunus sargentii
Phone number 0261-82-2001
Address 131 Nakaotari, Otari-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9494
Website http://www.vill.otari.nagano.jp/
Hakuba Oike in Otari

Otari (小谷村, Otari-mura) is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2016, the village had an estimated population of 2,982, and a population density of 10.8 persons per km². Its total area is 267.91 square kilometres (103.44 sq mi).

Geography

Otari is located in the mountainous far northwestern Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Niigata Prefecture to the north and west. Much of the village is within the borders of the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park or the Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park.

Surrounding municipalities

History

The area of present-day Otari was part of ancient Shinano Province and was part of the territory controlled by Matsumoto Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of the Edo period. The modern village of Otari was established on April 1, 1954 by the merger of the villages of Minami-Otari, Kita-Otari and Nakatsuchi.

Education

Otari has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

Highway

International relations

References

  1. 1 2 "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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