Otari (小谷村, Otari-mura) is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 November 2018[update], 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 267.91 square kilometres (103.44 sq mi).
The village has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). 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]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Otari has decreased considerably over the past 70 years.
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1940
8,243
—
1950
8,279
+0.4%
1960
7,917
−4.4%
1970
5,893
−25.6%
1980
5,165
−12.4%
1990
4,474
−13.4%
2000
4,276
−4.4%
2010
3,225
−24.6%
2020
2,647
−17.9%
History
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.
Education
Otari has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
^ ab"International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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