| Oguni | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
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| Coordinates: | 38.0615°N 139.7434°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Yamagata | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Subdivision Name3: | Nishiokitama | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 737.56 | ||
| Population Total: | 7376 | ||
| Population As Of: | February 2020 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0238-62-2111 | ||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 2-70 Ogunikosaka, Oguni-chō, Yamagata-ken 999-1363 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa/Dfa | ||
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right|thumb|Lake Shiroimori-oguni is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 7,376 in 3020 households,[1] and a population density of 10 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 737.56km2.
Oguni is located in mountainous southwestern Yamagata Prefecture, bordered by Niigata Prefecture to the west and south.
Oguni 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 Oguni is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around . In the winter season, snow cover may exceed 2 meters even in the center of town due to the monsoon from the Sea of Japan.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Oguni peaked in the 1950s, and is now considerably less than what it was a century ago.
The area of present-day Oguni was part of ancient Dewa Province and was ruled as part of Yonezawa Domain during the Edo period. After the start of the Meiji period, most of the area became part of Nishiokitama District, Yamagata Prefecture. The village of Ogunimoto was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to town status on November 3, 1943, becoming the town of Oguni. It absorbed the neighboring villages of Minamioguni and Kitaoguni on March 31, 1954 and the village of Tsugawa on August 1, 1960.
The economy of Oguni is based on agriculture and forestry, and hydroelectric power production from numerous dams.
Oguni has two public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government and one public high school operated by the Yamagata Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school.
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