Oyama, Tochigi

Oyama
小山市
upper:Omoigawa River, upper middle: Oyama Yuen, Oyamamachi Station lower middle: Shirahige Jinja, Oyama City Archives lower:Aeon Oyama shopping center
upper:Omoigawa River,
upper middle: Oyama Yuen, Oyamamachi Station
lower middle: Shirahige Jinja, Oyama City Archives
lower:Aeon Oyama shopping center
Flag of Oyama
Official seal of Oyama
Location of Oyama in Tochigi Prefecture
Location of Oyama in Tochigi Prefecture
Oyama is located in Japan
Oyama
Oyama
 
Coordinates: 36°18′52.6″N 139°48′0.6″E / 36.314611°N 139.800167°E / 36.314611; 139.800167
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureTochigi
First official recorded1st century BC (official)[citation needed]
Town settledApril 1, 1889
City settledMarch 31, 1954
Government
 • MayorMasatomi Asano (since July 2020)
Area
 • Total171.76 km2 (66.32 sq mi)
Population
 (August 2020)
 • Total167,647
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0285-23-1111
Address1-1-1 Chūō-chō, Oyama-shi, Tochigi-ken 323-8686
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdJapanese wagtail
FlowerOmoigawazakura (Prunus × subhirtella)
TreeQuercus myrsinaefolia
Oyama City Hall

Oyama (小山市, Oyama-shi) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2020, the city had an estimated population of 167,647 in 70,928 households,[1] and a population density of 980 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 171.76 square kilometres (66.32 sq mi). In 2006, Oyama became the second most populous city in Tochigi Prefecture, with the capital Utsunomiya retaining the number one spot.

  1. ^ "Oyama city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.