Ogori小郡市

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

Ogori (小郡市, Ogori-shi) is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 59,360 (2020 census), area 45.51 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Fukuoka 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

小郡市

Reading

Ogori-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

59,360 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.4% from 57,983

Area

45.51 km²

Density

1,304 people per km²

Households

22,746

Under 15

13.7%

65 and over

28.5%

Foreign residents

919 (1.5%)

Code

40216 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.ogori.fukuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Ogori. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kurume City久留米市
• Chikushino City筑紫野市
• Chikuzen Town筑前町
• Tachiarai Town大刀洗町
• Tosu City鳥栖市(Saga)
• Kiyama Town基山町(Saga)

Questions about Ogori

Is Ogori a city or a prefecture?

Ogori (小郡市) is a city (市, shi) in Fukuoka Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Ogori?

Ogori is in Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Ogori?

59,360 at the 2020 census, up 2.4% from 57,983 in 2015. The area is 45.51 km², which is 1,304 people per km². 22,746 households. 28.5% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ogori?

Six: Kurume City (久留米市), Chikushino City (筑紫野市), Chikuzen Town (筑前町), Tachiarai Town (大刀洗町), Tosu City (鳥栖市) in Saga, and Kiyama Town (基山町) in Saga. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ogori in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ogori written in Japanese?

小郡市, read Ogori-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 Ogori begin?

福岡県小郡市… (Fukuoka-ken, Ogori-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.