Daisen, Akita

Daisen
大仙市
Daisen City Office
Daisen City Office
Flag of Daisen
Official seal of Daisen
Map
Location of Daisen in Akita Prefecture
Location of Daisen
Daisen is located in Japan
Daisen
Daisen
 
Coordinates: 39°27′11″N 140°28′31.6″E / 39.45306°N 140.475444°E / 39.45306; 140.475444
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureAkita
Government
 • MayorHiroyuki Oimatsu (since April 2017)
Area
 • Total866.79 km2 (334.67 sq mi)
Population
 (February 28, 2023)
 • Total76,277
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0187-63-1111
Address1-1 Hanazono-chō, Daisen-shi, Akita-ken 014-8601
ClimateCfa/Dfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdCommon kingfisher
FlowerCosmos
TreeJapanese zelkova
Omagari district Daisen city center area Aerial photograph.1976
National Fireworks Competition in Daisen
Ikeda family gardens
IHotta-no-saku ruins

Daisen (大仙市, Daisen-shi) is a city in Akita Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2023, the city had an estimated population of 76,277 in 31,544 households,[1] and a population density of 88 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 866.79 square kilometres (334.67 sq mi).[1] The city was created in 2005 by the merger of eight municipalities in the Omagari Semboku region. It is the venue for the National Fireworks Competition (Omagari Fireworks) and is known as the city of fireworks.

  1. ^ a b "Daisen city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.