Ōsato Chō
Local name: 大郷町
Located in Kurokawa-gun, Miyagi Coordinates: 38°26′03″ N 141°00′00″ E
- Population
- 8,748
- 8.7K
- Elevation
- 18 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- SDJ Sendai Airport33 km
- GAJ Yamagata Airport55 km
About Ōsato Chō
Ōsato Chō is a municipality. Location: Kurokawa-gun, Miyagi. Population: 8,748. Elevation: 18 m.
Ōsato (大郷町, Ōsato-chō) is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020, the town had an estimated population of 7,972, and a population density of 97 persons per km2 in 2813 households. The total area of the town is 82.01 square kilometres (31.66 sq mi).
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Places bordering Ōsato Chō
- Ōsaki
- Taiwa Chō
- Ōhira
- Rifu
- Matsushima Machi
Population of Ōsato Chō over time
| 2010 | 8,927 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8,370 | |
| 2021 | 7,760 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Ōsato Chō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 66 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 369 km southwest18°
- Kofu · 376 km southwest17°
- Odawara · 390 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- September (170 mm)
- Driest month
- January (40 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 8° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 17° | 10° | 4° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 50 | 67 | 93 | 98 | 126 | 146 | 136 | 170 | 113 | 66 | 40 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September October
How to get to Ōsato Chō
The nearest airport is Sendai Airport (SDJ), 33 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ōsaki, 17 km to the north.
Airports
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 33 kmsouth
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 55 kmwest
- Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA) Hanamaki 111 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Ōsaki Population: 128.8K 17 kmnorth
- Sendai Population: 1.1M 22 kmsouthwest
- Ishinomaki Population: 140.2K 26 kmeast
- Ichinoseki Population: 114.5K 55 kmnorth
- Yamagata Population: 248.8K 60 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ōsato Chō
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 12 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km5 places
- Miyago Jima Island 18 kmSE
- Tsuki Shima Island 12 kmSE
- Naruse River River 16 kmE
- Zuigan Ji Attraction 9 kmSE
25–60 km12 places
- Tashiro Jima Island 39 kmE
- Natori Gawa River 29 kmS
- Mount Funagata Mountain 33 kmW
- Abukuma River River 43 kmS
60–100 km12 places
- Waga River River 94 kmN
- Asahi Dake Mountain 96 kmW
- Haguro Yama Mountain 94 kmW
- Mount Yudono Mountain 89 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Zuigan Ji Attraction, Matsushima Machi8.7 km SE -
Matsushima Guntō Island, Miyagi11 km SE -
Miyago Jima Island, Miyagi18 km SE -
Tsuki Shima Island, Miyagi12 km SE
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Naruse River River, Miyagi16 km E
Other cities and towns in Kurokawa-gun
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Taiwa Chō Municipality, Kurokawa-gun16 km W
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Ōhira Mura Municipality, Kurokawa-gun12 km NW
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Ōhira Town, Ōhira Mura12 km W -
Yoshioka Town, Taiwa Chō11 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources