Ono小野町

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

Ono (小野町, Ono-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 9,471 (2020 census), area 125.18 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tamura District, Fukushima 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

小野町

Reading

Ono-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tamura District 田村郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

9,471 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.6% from 10,475

Area

125.18 km²

Density

76 people per km²

Households

3,398

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

35.8%

Foreign residents

143 (1.5%)

Code

07522 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ono.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Koriyama City郡山市
• Iwaki Cityいわき市
• Tamura City田村市
• Hirata Village平田村

Questions about Ono

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

Ono (小野町) is a town (町, machi) in Fukushima 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 Tamura District (田村郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ono?

Ono is in Fukushima Prefecture (福島県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Ono?

9,471 at the 2020 census, down 9.6% from 10,475 in 2015. The area is 125.18 km², which is 76 people per km². 3,398 households. 35.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ono?

Four: Koriyama City (郡山市), Iwaki City (いわき市), Tamura City (田村市), and Hirata Village (平田村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ono in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ono written in Japanese?

小野町, read Ono-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 Ono begin?

福島県田村郡小野町… (Fukushima-ken, Tamura-gun, Ono-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.