Obu

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Obu

Total population

92,902

Coordinates35.02°, 136.95°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Ōbu is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, 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 square kilometres (13.00 sq mi). Ōbu has been a member of the World Health Organization’s Alliance for Healthy Cities (AFHC) since June 5, 2000.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Yohei Oshima

baseball player

Toyotomi Hidetsugu

Japanese daimyō (1568–1595)

Takeshi Katō

Japanese gymnast (1942-1982)

Sakuma Nobumori

Retainer for the Oda clan

Seiji Suzuki

Japanese politician

Shintarō Tokita

Japanese keyboardist, songwriter, composer, music producer (1978-)

Tatsuo Kinoshita

Japanese baseball player

Wataru Ito

Japanese politician

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Mitsuki Okazaki

Japanese mangaka and illustrator

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Kanna Higurashi

Japanese mangaka and illustrator

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Kamakiri Uno

Japanese mangaka

Ueda Sōko

Japanese warlord (1563–1650)

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Minoru Nakamura

Japanese baseball player

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Kim Itō

Japanese choreographer and dancer

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Ryōsuke Itō

Japanese child actor

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Kanetō Kanemoto

Zainichi Korean entrepreneur

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Aichi

• 大高町
  2.9 mi away
• Tokai
  3 mi away · pop. 113,015
• Higashiura
  3.3 mi away · pop. 49,230
• Kariya
  4 mi away · pop. 151,429
• Toyoake
  4.2 mi away · pop. 69,127
• Agui
  5.3 mi away · pop. 27,747
• Chiryu
  5.6 mi away · pop. 71,159
• Chita
  6.2 mi away · pop. 84,428
• 島田黒石
  6.7 mi away
• 鳴海町
  6.9 mi away
• Takahama
  6.9 mi away · pop. 47,584
• Togo
  7.4 mi away · pop. 42,858

Browse all places in Aichi →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Obu

Search results from Open Library.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Obu, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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