Otaki大多喜町

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

Otaki (大多喜町, Otaki-machi) is a town in Chiba Prefecture. Population 8,885 (2020 census), area 129.87 km². Borders 7 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

大多喜町

Reading

Otaki-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

8,885 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.7% from 9,843

Area

129.87 km²

Density

68 people per km²

Households

3,401

Under 15

8.7%

65 and over

43.8%

Foreign residents

92 (1.0%)

Code

12441 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.otaki.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Otaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Katsura City勝浦市
• Ichihara City市原市
• Kamogawa City鴨川市
• Kimitsu City君津市
• Isumi Cityいすみ市
• Mutsuzawa Town睦沢町
• Chonan Town長南町

Questions about Otaki

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

Otaki (大多喜町) 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 Otaki?

Otaki 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 Otaki?

8,885 at the 2020 census, down 9.7% from 9,843 in 2015. The area is 129.87 km², which is 68 people per km². 3,401 households. 43.8% of residents are 65 or older and 8.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Otaki?

Seven: Katsura City (勝浦市), Ichihara City (市原市), Kamogawa City (鴨川市), Kimitsu City (君津市), Isumi City (いすみ市), Mutsuzawa Town (睦沢町), and Chonan Town (長南町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Otaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Otaki written in Japanese?

大多喜町, read Otaki-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 Otaki begin?

千葉県夷隅郡大多喜町… (Chiba-ken, Isumi-gun, Otaki-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.