Oki大木町

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

Oki (大木町, Oki-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 13,820 (2020 census), area 18.44 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Mizuma District, Fukuoka 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

大木町

Reading

Oki-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Mizuma District 三潴郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

13,820 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.5% from 14,176

Area

18.44 km²

Density

749 people per km²

Households

4,772

Under 15

15.2%

65 and over

29.2%

Foreign residents

121 (0.9%)

Code

40522 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ooki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kurume City久留米市
• Yanagawa City柳川市
• Chikugo City筑後市
• Okawa City大川市

Questions about Oki

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

Oki (大木町) is a town (町, machi) in Fukuoka 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 Mizuma District (三潴郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oki?

Oki 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 Oki?

13,820 at the 2020 census, down 2.5% from 14,176 in 2015. The area is 18.44 km², which is 749 people per km². 4,772 households. 29.2% of residents are 65 or older and 15.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oki?

Four: Kurume City (久留米市), Yanagawa City (柳川市), Chikugo City (筑後市), and Okawa City (大川市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oki written in Japanese?

大木町, read Oki-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 Oki begin?

福岡県三潴郡大木町… (Fukuoka-ken, Mizuma-gun, Oki-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.