Ōamishirasato, Chiba

Ōamishirasato 大網白里町
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Location of Ōamishirasato in Chiba
Ōamishirasato
Coordinates: 35°31′N 140°19′E / 35.517°N 140.317°E / 35.517; 140.317Coordinates: 35°31′N 140°19′E / 35.517°N 140.317°E / 35.517; 140.317
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Chiba
District	Sanbu
Area
– Total	58.06 km2 (22.4 sq mi)
Population (August 2010)
– Total	50,303
– Density	866/km2 (2,242.9/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Symbols
- Tree	Osmanthus
- Flower	Cosmos (plant)
Phone number	0475-70-0300
Address	115-2 Ōami, Ōamishirasato-machi, Sanbu-gun Chiba-ken 299-3292
Website	Town of Ōamishirasato Home Page

Ōamishirasato Town Hall

Ōamishirasato (大網白里町, Ōamishirasato-machi^?) is a town located in Sanbu District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the town had an estimated population of 50,303 and a population density of 866 persons per km². The total area was 58.06  km². It has one of the largest populations among towns in Japan, after Miyoshi, Aichi, Takizawa, Iwate, and Fuchū, Hiroshima.

Geography

Ōamishirasato is located in east-center Bōsō Peninsula, bordered by Pacific Ocean to the east.

Surrounding Municipalities

• Midori-ku, Chiba
• Tōgane, Chiba
• Mobara, Chiba
• Kujūkuri, Chiba
• Shirako, Chiba

History

Ōami Town and Shirasato Village were created during the organization of Sanbu District in Chiba Prefecture on April 1, 1889. Shirasato was elevated to town status on August 10, 1935. Ōami Town expanded through the annexation of neighboring villages of Yamane and Mizuho on April 1, 1951. Ōami and Shirasato towns and the village of Masuho merged to form Ōamishirasato town on December 1, 1954. The town annexed a portion of Honnō Town in a boundary adjustment of November 1, 1957.

Economy

Ōamishirasato is a regional commercial center, and a bedroom community for the nearby metropolis of Chiba.

Transportation

Railway

• JR East – Sotobō Line
  • Ōami - Nagata

• JR East – Tōgane Line
  • Ōami

Sister city relations

• Nakanojō, Gunma since February 1979

Noted people from Ōamishirasato

• Misaki Doi – professional tennis player
• Aya Miyama – women’s professional soccer player

External links

Media related to Ōamishirasato, Chiba at Wikimedia Commons

• Oamishirasato official website (Japanese) (some pages in English)

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