Oto大任町

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

Oto (大任町, Oto-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 5,008 (2020 census), area 14.26 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tagawa 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

大任町

Reading

Oto-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tagawa District 田川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

5,008 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.2% from 5,176

Area

14.26 km²

Density

351 people per km²

Households

2,040

Under 15

14.6%

65 and over

38.9%

Foreign residents

9 (0.2%)

Code

40608 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.oto.fukuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tagawa City田川市
• Kawara Town香春町
• Soeda Town添田町
• Kawasaki Town川崎町
• Aka Village赤村

Questions about Oto

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

Oto (大任町) 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 Tagawa District (田川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oto?

Oto 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 Oto?

5,008 at the 2020 census, down 3.2% from 5,176 in 2015. The area is 14.26 km², which is 351 people per km². 2,040 households. 38.9% of residents are 65 or older and 14.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oto?

Five: Tagawa City (田川市), Kawara Town (香春町), Soeda Town (添田町), Kawasaki Town (川崎町), and Aka Village (赤村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oto written in Japanese?

大任町, read Oto-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 Oto begin?

福岡県田川郡大任町… (Fukuoka-ken, Tagawa-gun, Oto-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.