Oga男鹿市
Oga-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Oga (男鹿市, Oga-shi) is a city in Akita Prefecture. Population 25,154 (2020 census), area 241.09 km². Borders 3 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 男鹿市
- Reading
- Oga-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Akita 秋田県
- Region
- Tōhoku 東北
- Population
- 25,154 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -11.4% from 28,375
- Area
- 241.09 km²
- Density
- 104 people per km²
- Households
- 10,492
- Under 15
- 6.9%
- 65 and over
- 47.2%
- Foreign residents
- 44 (0.2%)
- Code
- 05206 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.oga.akita.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
3 places share a land border with Oga. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Oga
- Is Oga a city or a prefecture?
- Oga (男鹿市) 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 Oga?
- Oga 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 Oga?
- 25,154 at the 2020 census, down 11.4% from 28,375 in 2015. The area is 241.09 km², which is 104 people per km². 10,492 households. 47.2% of residents are 65 or older and 6.9% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Oga?
- Three: Katagami City (潟上市), Mitane Town (三種町), and Ogata Village (大潟村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oga in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Oga written in Japanese?
- 男鹿市, read Oga-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 Oga begin?
- 秋田県男鹿市… (Akita-ken, Oga-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.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.