Ochiai, Okayama

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Ochiai

| official_name =

| native_name = {{nobold|落合町}}

| native_name_lang = ja

| settlement_type = Former municipality

| other_name =

| image_skyline = Maniwa city office Ochiai branch.jpg

| image_caption = Former Ochiai town hall

| map_caption = Location of Ochiai in Okayama Prefecture

| pushpin_map = Japan

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|35|1|5|N|133|45|8.5|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Japan

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Chūgoku

| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture

| subdivision_name2 = Okayama Prefecture

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Maniwa

| extinct_title = Merged

| extinct_date = March 31, 2005
(now part of Maniwa)

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name =

| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor

| leader_name1 =

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_total_km2 = 147.92

| population_total = 15,652

| population_as_of = 2003

| population_density_km2 = 105.81

| timezone1 = JST

| utc_offset1 = +09:00

| postal_code_type =

| postal_code =

| blank_name_sec1 = City hall address

| blank_info_sec1 =

| module = {{Infobox place symbols| embedded=yes

| tree = Prunus mume

| flower = Prunus mume

| bird = Japanese bush-warbler

| butterfly =

| fish =

}}

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{{nihongo|Ochiai|落合町|Ochiai-chō}} was a town located in Maniwa District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 15,652 and a density of 105.81 persons per km². The total area was 147.92 km².

On March 31, 2005, Ochiai, along with the town of Hokubō (from Jōbō District), and towns of Katsuyama, Kuse and Yubara, and the villages of Chūka, Kawakami, Mikamo and Yatsuka (all from Maniwa District) were merged to create the city of Maniwa.{{Cite web |title=真庭市の概要 - 真庭市公式ホームページ |url=https://www.city.maniwa.lg.jp/soshiki/5/1351.html |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Maniwa City |quote=真庭市は、平成17年3月31日に当時の真庭郡勝山町、落合町、湯原町、久世町、美甘村、川上村、八束村、中和村及び上房郡北房町の9町村が合併して誕生しました。}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jK33qQjYcQ4C |title=住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 |date=2005 |publisher=総務庁統計局 |pages=147 |language=ja |trans-title=Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register |quote=Hokubo-cho, Katsuyama-cho, Ochiai-cho, Yubara-cho, Kuse-cho, Mikamo-son, Kawakami-son, Yatsuka-son and Chuka-son were incorporated into a newly established Maniwa-shi as of March 31, 2005.}}