Obu大府市

Obu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Obu (大府市, Obu-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Population 93,123 (2020 census), area 33.66 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Aichi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

大府市

Reading

Obu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

93,123 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.4% from 89,157

Area

33.66 km²

Density

2,767 people per km²

Households

38,310

Under 15

15.3%

65 and over

21.7%

Foreign residents

3,219 (3.5%)

Code

23223 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.obu.aichi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Obu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Midori Ward緑区(Nagoya)
• Kariya City刈谷市
• Tokai City東海市
• Toyoake City豊明市
• Higashiura Town東浦町

Questions about Obu

Is Obu a city or a prefecture?

Obu (大府市) is a city (市, shi) in Aichi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Obu?

Obu is in Aichi Prefecture (愛知県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Obu?

93,123 at the 2020 census, up 4.4% from 89,157 in 2015. The area is 33.66 km², which is 2,767 people per km². 38,310 households. 21.7% of residents are 65 or older and 15.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Obu?

Five: Midori Ward (緑区) of Nagoya, Kariya City (刈谷市), Tokai City (東海市), Toyoake City (豊明市), and Higashiura Town (東浦町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Obu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Obu written in Japanese?

大府市, read Obu-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Obu begin?

愛知県大府市… (Aichi-ken, Obu-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.