Ōtama, Fukushima

Ōtama 大玉村
Village
Ōtama Village Hall Ōtama Village Hall
Flag of Ōtama Flag Official seal of Ōtama Seal
Location of Ōtama in Fukushima Prefecture Location of Ōtama in Fukushima Prefecture
Ōtama
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima Prefecture
District	Adachi District
Area
• Total	79.46 km2 (30.68 sq mi)
Population (December 2014)
• Total	8,442
• Density	106/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
• Tree	Pinus densiflora
• Flower	Sakura
• Bird	Green pheasant
Phone number	0243-48-3131
Address	Tamai Hoshinai 70 Ōtama-mura, Adachi-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-1392
Website	Official HP

Ōtama (大玉村, Ōtama-mura) is a village located in Adachi District, Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of December 2014, the village had an estimated population of 8,442 and a population density of 106 persons per km². The total area was 79.46  km².

Geography

Ōtama is located in north-central Fukushima prefecture, sandwiched between the cities of Kōriyama and Nihonmatsu.

• Mountains: Mount Adatara (1728m)
• Rivers: Abukuma River

Neighboring municipalities

• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Kōriyama
  • Nihonmatsu
  • Motomiya

History

The area of present-day Ōtama was part of ancient Mutsu Province and the area has many burial mounds from the Kofun period. The area formed part of the holdings of Nihonmatsu Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province.

Ōtama Village was formed on March 31, 1955 with the merger of the villages of Oyama and Tamanoi, both in Adachi District.

Economy

The economy of Ōtama is primarily agricultural.

Education

• Ōtama Middle School
• Ōtama Oyama Elementary School
• Ōtama Tamanoi Elementary School

Transportation

Railway

• The Tohoku Main Line passes through the village, but is not served by any train stations.

Highway

• Japan National Route 4

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)