Ōsaki, Kagoshima

Ōsaki

大崎町
Ōsaki 大崎町
Town
	Ōsaki Town Office
	Flag Seal
	Location of Ōsaki in Kagoshima Prefecture
	Ōsaki Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 31°25′45″N 131°00′21″E / 31.42917°N 131.00583°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Kagoshima
District	Soo
Government
• Mayor	Higashi Yushiro
Area
• Total	100.64 km2 (38.86 sq mi)
Population (April 1, 2024)
• Total	12,006
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1029 Karishuku, Ōsaki-cho, Soo-gun, Kagoshima-ken 899-7305
Website	Official website
Symbols
Flower	Camellia sasanqua
Tree	Camphora officinarum

Ōsaki (大崎町, Ōsaki-chō) is a town located in Soo District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2024^[update], the town had an estimated population of 12,006 in 6545 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km². ^[1] The total area of the town is 100.64 km² (38.86 sq mi).

Geography

Ōsaki is located in the eastern part of the Ōsumi Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture. Part of the town area is an enclave surrounded by Shibushi City, and there is also an enclave of Shibushi City within the town area. The town faces Shibushi Bay.

Neighboring municipalities

Kagoshima Prefecture

Climate

Ōsaki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ōsaki is 17.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2294 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 8.3 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Ōsaki is as shown below:^[3]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1920	14,390	—
1930	16,083	+11.8%
1940	17,458	+8.5%
1950	23,604	+35.2%
1960	23,922	+1.3%
1970	18,676	−21.9%
1980	17,527	−6.2%
1990	16,828	−4.0%
2000	16,018	−4.8%
2010	14,215	−11.3%
2020	12,385	−12.9%

History

The area of Ōsaki was part of ancient Hyūga Province. During the Edo Period, the area was part of the holdings of Satsuma Domain. The village of Ōsaki was established on May 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Ōsaki was raised to town status on January 1, 1936.

Government

Ōsaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members. Ōsaki, collectively with the city of Shibushi, contributes one member to the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Kagoshima 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.