Odate大館市

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

Odate (大館市, Odate-shi) is a city in Akita Prefecture. Population 69,237 (2020 census), area 913.22 km². Borders 8 places.

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

Open Odate on the map

Facts

Japanese name

大館市

Reading

Odate-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Akita 秋田県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

69,237 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.7% from 74,175

Area

913.22 km²

Density

76 people per km²

Households

28,044

Under 15

9.4%

65 and over

39.2%

Foreign residents

313 (0.5%)

Code

05204 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.odate.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Odate. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hirosaki City弘前市(Aomori)
• Hirakawa City平川市(Aomori)
• Nishimeya Village西目屋村(Aomori)
• Owani Town大鰐町(Aomori)
• Kazuno City鹿角市
• Kitaakita City北秋田市
• Kosaka Town小坂町
• Fujisato Town藤里町

Questions about Odate

Is Odate a city or a prefecture?

Odate (大館市) is a city (市, shi) in Akita Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Odate?

Odate is in Akita Prefecture (秋田県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Odate?

69,237 at the 2020 census, down 6.7% from 74,175 in 2015. The area is 913.22 km², which is 76 people per km². 28,044 households. 39.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Odate?

Eight: Hirosaki City (弘前市) in Aomori, Hirakawa City (平川市) in Aomori, Nishimeya Village (西目屋村) in Aomori, Owani Town (大鰐町) in Aomori, Kazuno City (鹿角市), Kitaakita City (北秋田市), Kosaka Town (小坂町), and Fujisato Town (藤里町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Odate in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Odate written in Japanese?

大館市, read Odate-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 Odate begin?

秋田県大館市… (Akita-ken, Odate-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.