Ōami-Shirasato

Ōami-Shirasato City Hall
Ōami-Shirasato-shi ; 大網白里市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Chiba
Coordinates :	35 ° 31 ' N , 140 ° 19' E Coordinates: 35 ° 31 '18 " N , 140 ° 19' 16" E
Basic data
Surface:	58 km²
Residents :	47,990 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	827 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	12239-4
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Scented flower
Flower :	Cosmos
town hall
Address :	Ōami-Shirasato City Hall Ōami-Shirasato -shi Chiba 299-3292; ; ;

Ōami-Shirasato ( Japanese 大網白里市 , - shi ) is a city in Chiba Prefecture in Japan . The city borders the Pacific Ocean .

Historical

Ortami Town and Shirasato Village were created on April 1, 1889 during the organization of Sambu County within Chiba Prefecture. In 1935 Shirasato was also elevated to the status of a place. Ōami expanded in 1951 by incorporating the neighboring villages of Yamane and Mizuho. Ōami and Shirasato were merged into one city ( shi ) in 1954 . In 1957 the place Honnō was added as part of a border adjustment.

geography

The city lies on the south-eastern edge of the Bōsō hill country . Her foreland extends (undeveloped) to the Pacific, where she reaches the "99-mile beach" ( 九十九里浜 , Kujūkuri-hama ).

sons and daughters of the town

Misaki Doi (born 1991), tennis player
Keijiro Matsumoto , baseball player
Aya Miyama (* 1985), soccer player

traffic

railroad

Sotobo line
Tōgane line
Train station: Ōami

Trunk roads

Town twinning

Japan Nakanojō , Gunma Prefecture , (1979)

Adjacent cities

Web links

City of Ōamishirasato Home Page