| Ōizumi 大泉町 |
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| Location of Ōizumi in Gunma Prefecture | |
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Ōizumi
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| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Gunma Prefecture |
| District | Ōra District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.93 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| Population (September 1, 2007) | |
| • Total | 41,098 |
| • Density | 2,292.14/km2 (5,936.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| City symbols | |
| - Tree | Zelkova serrata |
| - Flower | Tulip, Salvia splendens |
| Phone number | 0276-63-3111 |
| Address | 55-1 Hinode, Ōizumi-machi, Gunma-ken 370-0595 |
| Website | Town of Ōizumi |
Ōizumi (大泉町 Ōizumi-machi) is a town located in Ōra District, Gunma, Japan.
As of September 1, 2007, the town had an estimated population of 41,098 and a density of 2292.14 persons per km². The total area is 17.93 km².
In 1957, the towns of Ookawa-mura, and Koizumi-machi merged, thus "Ooizumi-machi" was born.
Ooizumi's name comes from the 'Oo' from Ookawa and 'izumi' from Koizumi.
The Tokyo plant of Sanyo, which was previously the plant of the Nakajima Aircraft Company, is located in this town.
10% of the total population is comprised by foreign residents, mostly Japanese Brazilians, who work at many factories in the town. Since 1990, Japanese descendants in foreign countries have been permitted to stay in Japan freely. It is estimated that 15% of the population speaks Portuguese as their native language.[1]
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This town has three stations Nishi-Koizumi Station, Koizumimachi Station, Higashi-Koizumi Station of Tobu Railway Koizumi Line, connecting to Isesaki Line at Tatebayashi Station and Ōta Station.
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