| Otari | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 36.7791°N 137.9083°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nagano |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kitaazumi |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Matsumoto Hisashi |
| Area Total Km2: | 267.91 |
| Population Total: | 2,914 |
| Population As Of: | November 2018 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
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| Blank1 Name Sec1: | • Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Fagus crenata |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Prunus sargentii |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0261-82-2001 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 131 Nakaotari, Otari-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9494 |
is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan., the village had an estimated population of 2,914 in 1251 households,[1] and a population density of 11 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 267.91sqkm.
Otari is located in the mountainous far northwestern Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Niigata Prefecture to the north and west. Much of the village is within the borders of the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park or the Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park.
The village has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Otari is 10.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1420 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around -2.1 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Otari has decreased considerably over the past 70 years.
The area of present-day Otari was part of ancient Shinano Province and was part of the territory controlled by Matsumoto Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of the Edo period. The modern village of Otari was established on April 1, 1954 by the merger of the villages of Minami-Otari, Kita-Otari and Nakatsuchi.
Otari has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
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