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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Onan
| official_name = 
| native_name = {{nobold|邑南町}}
| native_name_lang = ja
| settlement_type = [[Towns of Japan|Town]]
| other_name = 
| image_skyline = Onan town hall.JPG
| image_caption = Ōnan town hall
| image_flag = Flag of Ōnan, Shimane.svg
| image_seal = Emblem of Ōnan, Shimane.svg
| image_map= {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|type=shape|stroke-width=2|stroke-color=#000000|zoom=8}}
| image_map1 = Onan in Shimane Prefecture Ja.svg
| map_caption = Location of Onan in Shimane Prefecture
| pushpin_map = Japan
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|34|53|38|N|132|26|16|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Japan
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Chūgoku region|Chūgoku]]<br>[[San'in region|San'in]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Shimane Prefecture|Shimane]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Japan|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Ōchi District, Shimane|Ōchi]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Ishibashi Ryoji
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1 = 
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 419.29
| population_total =  9,838
| population_as_of = July 31, 2023
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]
| utc_offset1 = +09:00
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 
| blank_name_sec1 = City hall address
| blank_info_sec1 = 6000 Yagami, Onan-cho, Ochi-gun, Shimane-ken 696-0192
| blank_name_sec2        = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info_sec2        = [[Humid subtropical climate|Cfa]]
| website = {{Official|1=http://www.town.ohnan.lg.jp/}}
| module = {{Infobox place symbols| embedded=yes
 | tree = [[Pinus densiflora|Japanese Red Pine]]
 | flower = [[Sakura]]
 | bird = 
 | flowering_tree = 
 | butterfly = 
 | fish = 
 | other_symbols = 
}}
}}
[[file:Dangyokei.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Dangyokei Gorge]]
{{nihongo|'''Ōnan'''|邑南町|Ōnan-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Ōchi District, Shimane|Ōchi District]], [[Shimane Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2023|07|31}}, the town had an estimated [[population]] of  9,838 in 4712 households and a [[population density]] of 23 persons per km².<ref name="Ōnan-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.town.ohnan.lg.jp/www/index.html|title= Ōnan Town official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the town is {{convert|419.29|sqkm|sqmi}}. 

==Geography==
Ōnan is located in west-central Shimane, in the [[Chugoku Mountains]] bordered by Hiroshima Prefecture to the south.

==Neighboring municipalities==
Hiroshima Prefecture
*[[Akitakata, Hiroshima|Akitakata]]
*[[Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima|Kitahiroshima]]
*[[Miyoshi, Hiroshima|Miyoshi]]
Shimane Prefecture
*[[Gōtsu, Shimane| Gōtsu]]
*[[Hamada, Shimane|Hamada]]
*[[Kawamoto, Shimane|Kawamoto]]
*[[Misato, Shimane| Misato]]

===Climate===
Ōnan has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa'') with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year. The average annual temperature in Ōnan is {{convert|12.1|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1885.0|mm}} with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{convert|24.3|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{convert|0.7|C}}.<ref name=normals/> The highest temperature ever recorded in Ōnan was {{cvt|36.5|C}} on 8 August 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-16.3|C}} on 28 February 1981.<ref name=extremes/>

{{Weather box
|width=auto
|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|location = [[Mizuho, Shimane|Mizuho]], Ōnan (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
|Jan record high C = 16.7
|Feb record high C = 20.5
|Mar record high C = 23.7
|Apr record high C = 30.3
|May record high C = 32.2
|Jun record high C = 33.9
|Jul record high C = 36.4
|Aug record high C = 36.5
|Sep record high C = 35.0
|Oct record high C = 30.1
|Nov record high C = 25.1
|Dec record high C = 18.8
|Jan record low C = -12.6
|Feb record low C = -16.3
|Mar record low C = -10.1
|Apr record low C = -5.9
|May record low C = -1.9
|Jun record low C = 3.9
|Jul record low C = 9.2
|Aug record low C = 10.9
|Sep record low C = 2.1
|Oct record low C = -1.9
|Nov record low C = -5.0
|Dec record low C = -11.3
|Jan high C = 5.2
|Feb high C = 6.7
|Mar high C = 11.5
|Apr high C = 17.9
|May high C = 23.0
|Jun high C = 25.7
|Jul high C = 29.1
|Aug high C = 30.5
|Sep high C = 25.9
|Oct high C = 20.3
|Nov high C = 14.3
|Dec high C = 7.8
|Jan mean C = 0.7
|Feb mean C = 1.4
|Mar mean C = 5.0
|Apr mean C = 10.6
|May mean C = 15.7
|Jun mean C = 19.6
|Jul mean C = 23.6
|Aug mean C = 24.3
|Sep mean C = 20.0
|Oct mean C = 13.6
|Nov mean C = 7.9
|Dec mean C = 2.8
|Jan low C = -2.9
|Feb low C = -3.0
|Mar low C = -0.9
|Apr low C = 3.6
|May low C = 8.9
|Jun low C = 14.6
|Jul low C = 19.4
|Aug low C = 19.9
|Sep low C = 15.4
|Oct low C = 8.2
|Nov low C = 2.7
|Dec low C = -1.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 151.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 130.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 145.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 126.3
|May precipitation mm = 139.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 194.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 260.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 169.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 201.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 112.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 95.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 155.3
|year precipitation mm = 1885.0
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 18.3
|Feb precipitation days = 15.3
|Mar precipitation days = 14.5
|Apr precipitation days = 11.3
|May precipitation days = 10.1
|Jun precipitation days = 12.3
|Jul precipitation days = 13.5
|Aug precipitation days = 10.7
|Sep precipitation days = 11.2
|Oct precipitation days = 9.4
|Nov precipitation days = 11.4
|Dec precipitation days = 17.0
|Jan snow cm = 115
|Feb snow cm = 86
|Mar snow cm = 21
|Apr snow cm = 0
|May snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 0
|Nov snow cm = 1
|Dec snow cm = 49
|year snow cm = 272
|unit snow days = 3 cm
|Jan snow days = 9.8
|Feb snow days = 7.5
|Mar snow days = 1.5
|Apr snow days = 0
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0.1
|Dec snow days = 3.9
|Jan sun = 66.0
|Feb sun = 82.2
|Mar sun = 137.8
|Apr sun = 177.8
|May sun = 200.0
|Jun sun = 144.2
|Jul sun = 149.4
|Aug sun = 182.5
|Sep sun = 140.7
|Oct sun = 146.3
|Nov sun = 109.3
|Dec sun = 75.8
|year sun = 1612.0
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref name=extremes>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=68&block_no=1094&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = April 24, 2022}}</ref><ref name=normals>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=68&block_no=1094&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値） 
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = April 24, 2022}}</ref>}}

===Demographics===
Per Japanese census data, the population of Ōnan in 2020 was 10,163 people.<ref name=zensus/> Ōnan has been conducting censuses since 1960.

{{Historical populations
| 1960 | 25547
| 1965 | 21359
| 1970 | 17919
| 1975 | 16659
| 1980 | 15734
| 1985 | 15795
| 1990 | 15117
| 1995 | 14456
| 2000 | 13866
| 2005 | 12944
| 2010 | 11966
| 2015 | 11101
| 2020 | 10163
|align       = none
| footnote = Ōnan population statistics<ref name=zensus>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/shimane/ Ōnan population statistics]</ref>
}}

== History ==
The area of Ōnan was part of ancient [[Iwami Province]]. During the [[Edo Period]], the area was divided between of the holdings of [[Hamada Domain]] and direct territory of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. After the [[Meiji restoration]], villages were established within [[Ōchi District, Shimane]] on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. The town of Ōnan was formed on October 1, 2004, from the merger of the towns of [[Iwami, Shimane|Iwami]], [[Mizuho, Shimane|Mizuho]], and the village of [[Hasumi, Shimane|Hasumi]]. 

==Government==
Ōnan has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] town council of 13 members. Ōnan, collectively with the towns of Kawamoto and Misato,  contributes one member to the Shimane Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the [[Shimane 2nd district]] of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].

==Economy==
Ōnan is a very rural area, with an economy based on agriculture and forestry. 

==Education==
Ōnan has eight public elementary school and three public junior high schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Shimane Prefectural Board of Education.  

== Transportation ==
=== Railway ===
Following the closure of the [[JR West]] [[Sankō Line]] on April 1, 2018,  Ōnan no longer has any passenger railway service. The nearest train station is [[Gōtsu Station]] on the [[JR West]] [[San'in Main Line]].

[[File:JR logo (west).svg|frameless|20x20px]] [[West Japan Railway Company|JR West]] - [[Sankō Line]] 
* ''{{STN|Uzui}} - < {{STN|Ikawashi}} > -  {{STN|Kuchiba}} - {{STN|Gōbira}} - {{STN| Sakugiguchi}}''

=== Highways ===
* [[File:JP Expressway E74.svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[Hamada Expressway]]
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|261}}

==Notable people from Ōnan ==
*[[Tetsuo Saito]], politician

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Onan, Shimane|Onan, Shimane}}
*[http://www.town.ohnan.lg.jp/ Ohnan official website] {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://www.ohnan-kanko.com/english/index.html Ohnan Tourism Association] 
*[http://www.town.ohnan.lg.jp/_files/00002523/H28cyouseiyourantoukeisiryou.pdf Report on Town Statistical Depiction] (Japanese)

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