Onojo大野城市

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

Onojo (大野城市, Onojo-shi) is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 102,085 (2020 census), area 26.89 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

大野城市

Reading

Onojo-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

102,085 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.6% from 99,525

Area

26.89 km²

Density

3,796 people per km²

Households

42,781

Under 15

15.4%

65 and over

22.8%

Foreign residents

898 (0.9%)

Code

40219 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.onojo.fukuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hakata Ward博多区(Fukuoka)
• Chikushino City筑紫野市
• Kasuga City春日市
• Dazaifu City太宰府市
• Nakagawa City那珂川市
• Umi Town宇美町

Questions about Onojo

Is Onojo a city or a prefecture?

Onojo (大野城市) 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 Onojo?

Onojo 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 Onojo?

102,085 at the 2020 census, up 2.6% from 99,525 in 2015. The area is 26.89 km², which is 3,796 people per km². 42,781 households. 22.8% of residents are 65 or older and 15.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Onojo?

Six: Hakata Ward (博多区) of Fukuoka, Chikushino City (筑紫野市), Kasuga City (春日市), Dazaifu City (太宰府市), Nakagawa City (那珂川市), and Umi Town (宇美町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Onojo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Onojo written in Japanese?

大野城市, read Onojo-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 Onojo begin?

福岡県大野城市… (Fukuoka-ken, Onojo-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.