Otama大玉村

Otama-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Otama (大玉村, Otama-mura) is a village in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 8,900 (2020 census), area 79.44 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Adachi 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

大玉村

Reading

Otama-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Adachi District 安達郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

8,900 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.5% from 8,679

Area

79.44 km²

Density

112 people per km²

Households

2,874

Under 15

14.9%

65 and over

27.7%

Foreign residents

47 (0.5%)

Code

07322 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.otama.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Otama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Koriyama City郡山市
• Nihommatsu City二本松市
• Motomiya City本宮市

Questions about Otama

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

Otama (大玉村) is a village (村, mura) in Fukushima Prefecture. A village 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 Adachi District (安達郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Otama?

Otama 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 Otama?

8,900 at the 2020 census, up 2.5% from 8,679 in 2015. The area is 79.44 km², which is 112 people per km². 2,874 households. 27.7% of residents are 65 or older and 14.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Otama?

Three: Koriyama City (郡山市), Nihommatsu City (二本松市), and Motomiya City (本宮市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Otama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Otama written in Japanese?

大玉村, read Otama-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Otama begin?

福島県安達郡大玉村… (Fukushima-ken, Adachi-gun, Otama-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.