Country Japan Website www.city.ozu.ehime.jp Population 47,601 (31 Mar 2012) Local time Monday 2:34 AM | Region Shikoku Area 432.2 km² Prefecture Ehime Prefecture | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) City hall address 690-1 Ōzu, Ōzu-shi, Ehime-ken
795-8601 Weather 2°C, Wind NW at 3 km/h, 87% Humidity Points of interest Ōzu Castle, 臥龍山荘 Garyo Sanso (M, Shusseki‑ji Temple, Nagahamao Bridge, Fujisan | ||
Ōzu (大洲市, Ōzu-shi) is a Japanese city of about 48,000 inhabitants located in Ehime Prefecture.
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Map of Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
History
Ōzu Castle is a castle in Ōzu. It was the government office of the Ōzu Clan during the Edo period. The keep was rebuilt in 2004.
Municipal Timeline
On September 1, 1954 the city was founded. On January 11, 2005 Ōzu expanded by absorbing the towns of Hijikawa, Nagahama, and the village of Kawabe from Kita District. As of 31 March 2012, the city had an estimated population of 47,601, with 20,167 households and a population density of 110.13 persons per km2. Ōzu's total area is 432.24 km2.
References
Ōzu, Ehime Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA