Ojiya, Niigata

is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 34,704 in 12,758 households,Ojiya city official statistics and a population density of 224 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .

Geography Ojiya is located in an inland region of central Niigata Prefecture at the southern end of the Echigo Plain. The Shinano River flows through the city. The area has very heavy snow in winter.

Surrounding municipalities Niigata Prefecture Nagaoka Tokamachi Uonuma

Climate Ojiya has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ojiya is 12.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2263 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.5 °C.Ojiya climate data

Demographics Per Japanese census data,Ojiya population statistics the population of Ojiya has declined over the past 40 years.

Government

Ojiya has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 16 members.

Economy Ojiya is known as the birthplace of Nishikigoi carps, along with Yamakoshi.

Transportation

Railway JR East - Iiyama Line

JR East - Jōetsu Line

Highway Kan-Etsu Expressway – Ojiya IC

Notable people from Ojiya Uchiyama Gudō, Zen priest and anarcho-socialist activist Junzaburō Nishiwaki, poet Kazuhiko Torishima, manga magazine editor and publishing executive

Ojiya, Niigata

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