| Ōmachi 大町市 |
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| Location of Ōmachi in Nagano | |||
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| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) | ||
| Prefecture | Nagano | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Tōru Ushikoshi | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 564.99 km2 (218.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (May 2008) | |||
| • Total | 31,079 | ||
| • Density | 55/km2 (142.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| - Tree | Ōyamazakura | ||
| - Flower | Katakuri | ||
| - Bird | Ptarmigan | ||
| - Others | Animal: Goat antelope | ||
| Phone number | 0261-22-0420 | ||
| Address | 3887, Ōmachi, Ōmachi-shi, Nagano-ken 398-0002 |
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| Website | Ōmachi City | ||
Ōmachi (大町市 Ōmachi-shi) is a city located in Nagano, Japan.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 31,079 and the population density of 55 persons per km². The total area is 564.99 km².
The city was founded on July 1, 1954. Ōmachi city is located north of Matsumoto City, also located in Nagano Prefecture.
The National Treasure Nishina Shinmei Shrine is located in Ōmachi. Lake Kizaki is also situated near Ōmachi City.
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Vast Northern Japanese Alps(or Hida Mountains) of above sea level 3000m ranges to the west of the city. Mountains 1000m near range to the east part.
The Takase River runs through the Matsumoto basin placed between the mountain to the north south.
Three lakes that are called Nishina three lakes (仁科三湖 Nishina-san-ko) range to the south north in the northern part of the city. Then, it is thought that the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line (ISTL) (糸魚川静岡構造線 Itoigawa Shizuoka Kōzō Sen) active fault system is running.
It is the only city in the Daihoku district (大北地域 Daihoku-chiiki) , and the urban function of the politics and economics has accumulated.
All Ōmachi City postal codes start with the prefix 398-
All Ōmachi City telephone numbers start with the prefix 0261 Most telephone numbers will also have the 21 prefix. Dialing from outside of Japan you would dial : 0081 261 21 xxxx Hakuba is also on the 0261 prefix.
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