Ōigawa, Shizuoka

Ōigawa (大井川町) was a town located in Shida District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2008, the town had an estimated population of 22,695 and a density of 962.92 persons per km2. The total area was 24.54 km2.

On November 1, 2008, Ōigawa was merged into the expanded city of Yaizu and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Surrounding municipalities

 * Fujieda
 * Yaizu
 * Shimada
 * Yoshida, Haibara District

History

 * April 1, 1889 – Aikawa Village, Yoshinaga Village and Shizuhama Village founded.
 * March 31, 1955 – Ōigawa Town was created from the merger of Aikawa, Yoshinaga and Shizuhama.
 * November 1, 2008 – Ōigawa Town was merged into the expanded city of Yaizu.