| Omitama | |
| Native Name Lang: | Fse |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 36.2393°N 140.3526°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kantō |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ibaraki |
| Area Total Km2: | 144.74 |
| Population Total: | 48754 |
| Population As Of: | October 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Zelkova serrata |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Cosmos |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Egret |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0299-48-1111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 835 Katakura, Omitama-shi, Ibarak-ken 319-0192 |
right|thumb|280px|Lake Kasumigaura from Omitama
is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 48,776 in 18,311 households and a population density of 337 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 30.0%.[1] The total area of the city is 144.74sqkm.
Omitama is located in central Ibaraki Prefecture, in the low-lying flatlands north of Lake Kasumigaura.
Ibaraki Prefecture
Omitama has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Omitama is 13.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1357 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.8 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Omitama peaked around the year 2000 and has declined slightly since.
The city of Omitama was established on March 27, 2006, from the merger of the towns of Ogawa and Minori (both from Higashiibaraki District), and the village of Tamari (from Niihari District).[4] The new city took its name from portions of the three older town and village names from which it was formed, Ogawa, Minori, Tamari.
Omitama has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 20 members. Omitama contributes one member to the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Ibaraki 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Agriculture is the mainstay of the local economy, with cash crops including chives, strawberries, melons, rice and lotus roots.
Omitama is also the home of Ibaraki Airport, which opened in March 2010 after considerable public investment. Its original intention was to attract Low Cost Carriers to an operating centre North of Tokyo. To date it has had some success by attracting Skymark Airlines, Spring Airlines and TigerAir to offer limited domestic and international routes to Xian, Taipei and Shanghai.
Omitama has 11 public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education.
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