Onga遠賀町

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

Onga (遠賀町, Onga-cho) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 18,723 (2020 census), area 22.15 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Onga 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

遠賀町

Reading

Onga-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Onga District 遠賀郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

18,723 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.8% from 18,877

Area

22.15 km²

Density

845 people per km²

Households

7,561

Under 15

12.8%

65 and over

34.8%

Foreign residents

202 (1.1%)

Code

40384 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.onga.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nakama City中間市
• Ashiya Town芦屋町
• Mizumaki Town水巻町
• Okagaki Town岡垣町
• Kurate Town鞍手町

Questions about Onga

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

Onga (遠賀町) is a town (町, cho) 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 Onga District (遠賀郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Onga?

Onga 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 Onga?

18,723 at the 2020 census, down 0.8% from 18,877 in 2015. The area is 22.15 km², which is 845 people per km². 7,561 households. 34.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Onga?

Five: Nakama City (中間市), Ashiya Town (芦屋町), Mizumaki Town (水巻町), Okagaki Town (岡垣町), and Kurate Town (鞍手町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Onga in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Onga written in Japanese?

遠賀町, read Onga-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 Onga begin?

福岡県遠賀郡遠賀町… (Fukuoka-ken, Onga-gun, Onga-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.