Oiおおい町

Oi-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Oi (おおい町, Oi-cho) is a town in Fukui Prefecture. Population 7,910 (2020 census), area 212.19 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Oi District, Fukui 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

おおい町

Reading

Oi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Oi District 大飯郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukui 福井県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

7,910 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.0% from 8,325

Area

212.19 km²

Density

37 people per km²

Households

3,165

Under 15

13.8%

65 and over

32.2%

Foreign residents

70 (0.9%)

Code

18483 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ohi.fukui.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Oi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Obama City小浜市
• Takahama Town高浜町
• Takashima City高島市(Shiga)
• Ayabe City綾部市(Kyoto)
• Nantan City南丹市(Kyoto)

Questions about Oi

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

Oi (おおい町) is a town (町, cho) in Fukui 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 Oi District (大飯郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oi?

Oi is in Fukui Prefecture (福井県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Oi?

7,910 at the 2020 census, down 5.0% from 8,325 in 2015. The area is 212.19 km², which is 37 people per km². 3,165 households. 32.2% of residents are 65 or older and 13.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oi?

Five: Obama City (小浜市), Takahama Town (高浜町), Takashima City (高島市) in Shiga, Ayabe City (綾部市) in Kyoto, and Nantan City (南丹市) in Kyoto. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oi written in Japanese?

おおい町, read Oi-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Oi begin?

福井県大飯郡おおい町… (Fukui-ken, Oi-gun, Oi-cho, …). 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.