| Ōtama | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 37.5344°N 140.3711°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fukushima |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Adachi |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 79.44 |
| Population Total: | 8781 |
| Population As Of: | February 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City symbols |
| Blank Info Sec1: | |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | • Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Pinus densiflora |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Sakura |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | • Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Green pheasant |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | • Fish |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0243-48-3131 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Tamai Hoshinai 70 Ōtama-mura, Adachi-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-1392 |
is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan., the village had an estimated population of 8,781, and a population density of 110 persons per km2 in 2896 households.[1] The total area of the village was 79.44sqkm. In 2016, Ōtama was selected as one of The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan.[2]
Ōtama is located in north-central Fukushima prefecture, sandwiched between the cities of Kōriyama and Nihonmatsu.
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Ōtama peaked around the year 1950 but has remained relatively steady over the past 50 years.
Ōtama has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ōtama is 10.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1288 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.2 °C.[4]
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, administratively within Adachi District. The villages of Oyama and Tamanoi were established on April 1, 1899 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Ōtama Village was formed on March 31, 1955 with the merger of the two villages.
The economy of Ōtama is primarily agricultural.
Ōtama has two public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
Ōtama is not served by any passenger railway service, although the Tohoku Main Line passes through the village.
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