Ōigawa, Shizuoka
Ōigawa 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.Geography
- Fujieda
- Yaizu
- Shimada
- Yoshida, Haibara District
History
- 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.
