| Ōe | |||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||||
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| Coordinates: | 38.3808°N 140.2068°W | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Yamagata | ||||||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Nishimurayama | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 153.92 | ||||||
| Population Total: | 7894 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | February 2020 | ||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||||||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||||||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0237-62-2111 | ||||||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||||||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 882-1 Aterazawa, Ōe-machi, Nishimurayama-gun, Yamagata-ken 990-1101 | ||||||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||||||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa/Dfa | ||||||
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is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 7,894 in 2828 households,[1] and a population density of 51 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 153.92km2.
Ōe is located in mountainous central Yamagata. Like many small towns in Japan, Ōe is a collection of smaller hamlets. Elevation rises and populations decrease from east to west. The easternmost hamlet is Aterazawa, and contains about 4/5 of the town's population. The town extends from the west end of the central part of the Yamagata basin to the Asahi Mountains. In addition, it has several enclaves in Sagae city and Nakayama town, bordering the east. Administratively, the town area is divided from the east into the Sazawa, Hongo, and Shichiken districts. The Mogami River forms the eastern border of the town.
Ōe has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Ōe is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around .
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Ōe has declined by more than half from its peak around 1950. It is now smaller than it was a century ago.
The area of present-day Ōe was part of ancient Dewa Province. During the Kamakura period it was controlled by the Ōe clan. During the early Edo period, it was the site of a castle and center of the briefly-lived Aterazawa Domain (12,000 koku), which was absorbed into Tsuruoka Domain. After the start of the Meiji period, the area became part of Nishimurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture. The village of Aterizawa was established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The town of Ōe was established on August 20, 1959 by the merger of the town of Aterazawa and the village of Urushikawa.
The economy of Ōe is based on agriculture.
Ōe has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the Town government and one public high schools operated by the Yamagata Prefectural Board of Education.
East Japan Railway Company - Aterazawa Line