Onjuku御宿町

Onjuku-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Onjuku (御宿町, Onjuku-machi) is a town in Chiba Prefecture. Population 6,874 (2020 census), area 24.85 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Isumi District, Chiba 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

御宿町

Reading

Onjuku-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Isumi District 夷隅郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

6,874 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.0% from 7,315

Area

24.85 km²

Density

277 people per km²

Households

3,092

Under 15

6.8%

65 and over

52.2%

Foreign residents

33 (0.5%)

Code

12443 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.onjuku.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Onjuku. Borders across water are not counted.

• Katsura City勝浦市
• Isumi Cityいすみ市

Questions about Onjuku

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

Onjuku (御宿町) is a town (町, machi) in Chiba 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 Isumi District (夷隅郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Onjuku?

Onjuku is in Chiba Prefecture (千葉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Onjuku?

6,874 at the 2020 census, down 6.0% from 7,315 in 2015. The area is 24.85 km², which is 277 people per km². 3,092 households. 52.2% of residents are 65 or older and 6.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Onjuku?

Two: Katsura City (勝浦市) and Isumi City (いすみ市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Onjuku in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Onjuku written in Japanese?

御宿町, read Onjuku-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Onjuku begin?

千葉県夷隅郡御宿町… (Chiba-ken, Isumi-gun, Onjuku-machi, …). 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.