Owase

Owase-shi 尾 鷲 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kinki
Prefecture :	Mie
Coordinates :	34 ° 4 '  N , 136 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 4 '15 "  N , 136 ° 11' 28"  E
Basic data
Surface:	193.14 km²
Residents :	16,526 (June 1, 2019)
Population density :	86 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	24209-8
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Hinoki cypress
Flower :	camellia
Bird :	Gray heron
Fish :	Seriola quinqueradiata
town hall
Address :	Owase City Hall 10 - 43 , Chuo-chō Owase -shi Mie  519-3696
Website URL:	http://www.city.owase.lg.jp/
Location Owases in Mie Prefecture

Owase ( Japanese 尾 鷲 市 , -shi ) is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Mie .

geography

Owase is south of Tsu and north of Kumano on the Pacific Ocean .

history

The city of Owase was formed on June 20, 1954 from the former community Owase ( 尾 鷲 町 , -chō ), the villages Sugari ( 須 賀 利 村 , -mura ) and Kyuki ( 九 鬼 村 , -mura ) of the district of Kitamura , and the villages of Kitawanai ( 北 輪 内 村 , -mura ) and Minamiwanai ( 南 輪 内 村 , -mura ) of Minamimuro County.

traffic

• Street:
  • National road 42, 311, 425
• Train:
  • JR Kisei main line

Town twinning

• Prince Rupert , Canada, since 1968
• Jinzhou , People's Republic of China, since 2007

Neighboring cities and communities

• Mie prefecture
  • Kumano
  • Kihoku
• Nara prefecture
  • Kamikitayama

Web links

Commons : Owase  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files