was a town located in Shida District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
On November 1, 2008, Ōigawa was merged into the expanded city of Yaizu and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Population As of 2008, the town had an estimated population of 22,695 and a density of 962.92 persons per km2. The total area was 24.54 km2.
Geography
Surrounding municipalities Fujieda Yaizu Shimada Yoshida, Haibara District
History April 1, 1889 – Aikawa Village, Yoshinaga Village and Shizuhama Village founded. March 31, 1955 – Ōigawa Town was created from the merger of Aikawa, Yoshinaga and Shizuhama. November 1, 2008 – Ōigawa Town was merged into the expanded city of Yaizu.
References
External links Yaizu official website