Oguchi大口町

Oguchi-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Oguchi (大口町, Oguchi-cho) is a town in Aichi Prefecture. Population 24,305 (2020 census), area 13.61 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Niwa District, Aichi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

大口町

Reading

Oguchi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Niwa District 丹羽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

24,305 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.4% from 23,274

Area

13.61 km²

Density

1,786 people per km²

Households

9,150

Under 15

15.0%

65 and over

24.6%

Foreign residents

637 (2.6%)

Code

23361 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.oguchi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Oguchi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Inuyama City犬山市
• Konan City江南市
• Komaki City小牧市
• Fuso Town扶桑町

Questions about Oguchi

Is Oguchi a city, a town, or a village?

Oguchi (大口町) is a town (町, cho) in Aichi Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Niwa District (丹羽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oguchi?

Oguchi 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 Oguchi?

24,305 at the 2020 census, up 4.4% from 23,274 in 2015. The area is 13.61 km², which is 1,786 people per km². 9,150 households. 24.6% of residents are 65 or older and 15.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oguchi?

Four: Inuyama City (犬山市), Konan City (江南市), Komaki City (小牧市), and Fuso Town (扶桑町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oguchi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oguchi written in Japanese?

大口町, read Oguchi-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Oguchi begin?

愛知県丹羽郡大口町… (Aichi-ken, Niwa-gun, Oguchi-cho, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.