Ōigawa, Shizuoka

Former municipality in Chūbu, Japan

Ōigawa Flag Seal
Location of Ōigawa in Shizuoka Prefecture

Symbols

Bird	falcated teal
Flower	Narcissus
Tree	Maki

Ōigawa (大井川町, Ōigawa-chō) 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.^[1]

Geography

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.^[1]