| Oyabe | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Emblem of Oyabe, Toyama.svg |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 36.6755°N 136.8687°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Morio Sakurai |
| Area Total Km2: | 134.07 |
| Population Total: | 30328 |
| Population As Of: | March 31, 2018 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | JST |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 932-8611 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Symbols |
| Blank Info Sec1: | |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | • Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Cryptomeria japonica |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Iris ensata |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | • Flowering tree |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Prunus mume |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0766-67-1760 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 1-1 Honmachi, Oyabe-shi, Toyama-ken |
is a city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 30,328 in 10,331 households.[1] and a population density of 230 persons per km2. Its total area was 134.07sqkm.
Oyabe is in the Tonami flatlands of far western Toyama Prefecture, and is bordered by Ishikawa Prefecture to the west. Much of the area is a dispersed settlement typical of this region of Japan. Oyabe has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Oyabe is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2454 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.7 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Oyabe has declined in recent decades.
The area of present-day Oyabe was part of ancient Etchū Province and developed as a post station on the Hokuriku kaidō highway during the Edo period. The town of Isurugi was created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to city status upon merging with the town of Tochu on August 1, 1962, and was renamed Oyabe.
Oyabe has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 1６ members.
Oyabe has five public elementary schools and four public junior high schools operated by the town government, and three public high schools operated by the Toyama Prefectural Board of Education.[4]