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Ogata Village
Akita Prefecture · Village
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Ogata Village was created by reclaiming Hachirogata, which was once the 2nd largest lake in Japan, and it is the largest reclaimed land in Japan. It was established in 1964, large-scale rice farming is carried out, and its rice production ranks 8th in Japan. The intersection of 40 degrees north latitude and 140 degrees east longitude is in the village, and a marker tower stands there.
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Neighboring municipalities
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