Oyanguren

Oyanguren (御山宮 Oyanguren), officially Oyanguren City (御山宮市 Oyanguren-koutan), is a city in the Tarumappu Metropolis. It is located adjacent to the prefecture capital Tarumappu City and is part of the Greater Tarumappu Metropolitan Area. As of 2018, the city has a population of.

Etymology
The current name of the city is named after the Oyanguren-born first Prime Minister of the independent Chocamoshire, Wayashi Oyanguren (御山宮 智惠), making it the only city in the country whose name is of Basque origin. The characters for Oyanguren (御山宮) mean Mountain Palace, a late 16th-century castle in the Oyanguren district. It is said that upon the arrival of Oyanguren's ancestors as immigrants around 1785, the family chose the mentioned characters of the castle name for their family name in accordance with the Conversion of Clan Appellation Law of 1750.

History
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Climate
Oyanguren has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfa), with warm humid summers and cold snowy winters. Together with adjacent cities, Oyanguren is one of few metropolitan cities that have such heavy snowfall. The high precipitation during warmer seasons is due to maritime influences, while the heavy snowfall is due to the Siberian High, causing cold air to flow and channel through the Soishiran Valley. The city's annual average precipitation is around 1 220 mm (48.0 in), and the mean annual temperature is 7.9 °C (46.8 °F).

Politics and Government
The directly elected mayor of Oyanguren since 2015 is Aiemushi Nubupessä, an independent supported by the Social Labour Party, Progressive Conservative Party and the Liberal Democratic Party. The administrative centre is located at the Oyanguren City Hall at Pörannda. The Oyanguren City Council makes limited legislative decisions but makes full executive decisions. Due to the system of the Tarumappu Metropolitan Governement, all of the 27 elected members of the Oyanguren City Council legislate in the Tarumappu Municipal Diet.

Demographics
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Culture
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Notable People

 * Wayashi Oyanguren
 * Dahinien Gerendaanu