Ōtake, Hiroshima

Ōtake

大竹市
Ōtake 大竹市
City
	Flag Chapter
	Location of Ōtake in Hiroshima Prefecture
	Ōtake Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 34°14′N 132°13′E / 34.233°N 132.217°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku (San'yō)
Prefecture	Hiroshima Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Yoshiro Iriyama (since June 2006)
Area
• Total	78.57 km2 (30.34 sq mi)
Population (May 1, 2017)
• Total	27,684
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	Ogata 1-11-1, Otake City, Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県大竹市小方１丁目11番１号); 739-0692
Website	www.city.otake.hiroshima.jp
Symbols
Flower	Rhododendron
Tree	Round Leaf Holly

Ōtake (大竹市, ōtake-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

As of May 1, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 27,684, with 12,939 households,^[1] and a population density of 350 persons per km². The total area is 78.57 km².

History

5th century - Okudano-sato - Okudano-eki on the San'yōdō.
1608-1611 - Kamei-jyo.
The city "Otake" was founded on September 1, 1954.

Economy

Otake is the part of Seto Inland Sea industrial area, formed the first petrochemical industrial complex (kombinat) in Japan.
Mitsui Chemicals, Mitsubishi Rayon