Ōbu

Ōbu (大府市) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 92,179 in 39,382 households, and a population density of 2,739 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 33.66 sqkm. Ōbu has been a member of the World Health Organization’s Alliance for Healthy Cities (AFHC) since June 5, 2000.

Geography
Ōbu is located in the far northeastern neck of Chita Peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture, and is bordered by the metropolis of Nagoya to the north.

Climate
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ōbu is 16.6 C. The average annual rainfall is 1506.0 mm with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.7 C, and lowest in January, at around 5.3 C.

Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Ōbu has been increasing steadily over the past 70 years.

Neighboring municipalities

 * Aichi Prefecture
 * Nagoya (Midori-ku)
 * Tōkai
 * Toyoake
 * Kariya
 * Higashiura

Late modern period
The village of Ōbu was established within Chita District, Aichi on October 1, 1889, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. On May 1, 1906, Ōbu annexed the neighboring villages of Yoshida, Kyowa, Kitasaka, Yokote, Nagagusa and part of the village of Morioka. It was elevated to town status on November 1, 1915.

Contemporary history
Ōbu became a city on September 1, 1970.

Government
Ōbu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 19 members. The city contributes one member to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 7 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

International

 * Sister cities
 * 🇦🇺Port Phillip (Victoria, Australia)
 * since November 20, 1993

Commerce
Ōbu has a mixed economic base due to its proximity to the Nagoya metropolis and numerous transportation connections.

University

 * Shigakkan University
 * University of Human Environments, Ōbu campus

Schools

 * Ōbu has nine public elementary schools and four public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education.

Conventional lines

 * JR logo (central).svgal Japan Railway Company
 * Tōkaidō Main Line: - Ōbu - Kyōwa -
 * Taketoyo Line: Ōbu -

Expressways

 * [[Image:JP Expressway E1A.svg|24px|link=|alt=E1A]]Isewangan Expressway
 * [[Image:JP Expressway E87.svg|24px|link=|alt=E87]]Chitahantō Road

Notable people from Ōbu

 * Kumiko Koiwai, figure skater
 * Kyoko Takezawa, violinist
 * Masayoshi Nagata, mathematician
 * Hidehiko Yoshida, Olympic gold-medalist judoka
 * Takahiro Nakai, Judoka