Ōtō (Fukuoka)

Ōtō-machi 大 任 町
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kyushu
Prefecture :	Fukuoka
Coordinates :	33 ° 37 '  N , 130 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 33 ° 36 '44 "  N , 130 ° 51' 13"  E
Basic data
Surface:	14.24 km²
Residents :	5083 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	357 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	40608-2
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	jaw
Flower :	Brassica rapa var.nippo-oleifera , camellia
Bird :	Zosterops japonicus
town hall
Address :	Ōtō Town Hall 3067 Ōaza Taigyōji Ōtō- machi , Tagawa-gun Fukuoka  824-0512
Website URL:	http://www.town.oto.fukuoka.jp
Location Ōtōs in Fukuoka Prefecture

Ōtō ( Japanese 大 任 町 , - machi ) is a city in Tagawa-gun in the Japanese prefecture of Fukuoka .

history

Ōtō was created on April 1, 1889 from the merger of the Mura Taigyōji ( 大 行事 村 , -mura ) and Imatōbaru ( 今 任 原 村 , -mura ). The name of Ōtō consists of the first character of the first village - then in the Kun reading - and the second character of the second village.

On January 1, 1960, he was appointed Machi.

traffic

The national road 322 leads through Ōtō to Kitakyūshū or Kurume .

education

In Ōtō there are elementary schools Ōtō and Imatō, as well as the middle school Ōtō.

Neighboring cities and communities

• Aka
• Kawara
• Kawasaki
• Soeda
• Tagawa