Ozu大洲市

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

Ozu (大洲市, Ozu-shi) is a city in Ehime Prefecture. Population 40,575 (2020 census), area 432.12 km². Borders 4 places.

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

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Facts

Japanese name
大洲市
Reading
Ozu-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Ehime 愛媛県
Region
Shikoku 四国
Population
40,575 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-8.0% from 44,086
Area
432.12 km²
Density
94 people per km²
Households
17,375
Under 15
11.3%
65 and over
37.3%
Foreign residents
172 (0.4%)
Code
38207 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.ozu.ehime.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Questions about Ozu

Is Ozu a city or a prefecture?
Ozu (大洲市) is a city (市, shi) in Ehime Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Ozu?
Ozu is in Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Ozu?
40,575 at the 2020 census, down 8.0% from 44,086 in 2015. The area is 432.12 km², which is 94 people per km². 17,375 households. 37.3% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Ozu?
Four: Yawatahama City (八幡浜市), Iyo City (伊予市), Seiyo City (西予市), and Uchiko Town (内子町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ozu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Ozu written in Japanese?
大洲市, read Ozu-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 Ozu begin?
愛媛県大洲市… (Ehime-ken, Ozu-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.