Ogōri, Yamaguchi

Ogōri (小郡町, Ogōri-chō) was a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

Ogōri in Yamaguchi Prefecture

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 23,173 and a density of 693.80 persons per km². The total area was 33.40 km².

On October 1, 2005, Ogōri, along with the town of Tokuji (from Saba District), and the towns of Aio and Ajisu (all from Yoshiki District), was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi.^[1][2]

Ogōri train station on the Sanyō Shinkansen, the San'yō Main Line and the Yamaguchi Line is now called Shin-Yamaguchi Station. The name change occurred on October 1, 2003, preceding the merger.

References

1. 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 148. Yamaguchi-shi, Tokuji-cho, Aio-cho, Ogori-cho and Ajisu-cho were incorporated into a newly established Yamaguchi-shi as of October 1, 2005.
2. "山口県央部1市4町合併について - 山口市ウェブサイト". Yamaguchi City Website. Retrieved 2024-02-07. 平成17年10月1日に山口市、小郡町、秋穂町、阿知須町、徳地町の旧1市4町が合併し、新しい山口市が誕生しました。

External links

• Yamaguchi official website (in Japanese)