is the capital
city of
Shiga,
Japan.As of February, 2007, the city has an estimated population of 329, 355, with an age average of 40.7 years (15.42% of which have less than 15 years of age and 16.81
re over 65) and a
density of 880.49persons per
km². The total area is 374.06 km².The city was founded on
October 1,
1898. Prior to the existence of a settlement called "Ōtsu", the location was known as "Awazu"; one of the
battles of the 12th century
Genpei War occurred there.
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