Ogaki大垣市
Ogaki-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Ogaki (大垣市, Ogaki-shi) is a city in Gifu Prefecture. Population 158,286 (2020 census), area 206.57 km². Borders 13 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Gifu Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 大垣市
- Reading
- Ogaki-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Gifu 岐阜県
- Region
- Chūbu 中部
- Population
- 158,286 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -1.0% from 159,879
- Area
- 206.57 km²
- Density
- 766 people per km²
- Households
- 62,277
- Under 15
- 12.9%
- 65 and over
- 27.6%
- Foreign residents
- 5,316 (3.4%)
- Code
- 21202 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.ogaki.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
13 places share a land border with Ogaki. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Ogaki
- Is Ogaki a city or a prefecture?
- Ogaki (大垣市) is a city (市, shi) in Gifu Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Ogaki?
- Ogaki is in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Ogaki?
- 158,286 at the 2020 census, down 1.0% from 159,879 in 2015. The area is 206.57 km², which is 766 people per km². 62,277 households. 27.6% of residents are 65 or older and 12.9% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Ogaki?
- 13: Gifu City (岐阜市), Hashima City (羽島市), Mizuho City (瑞穂市), Yoro Town (養老町), Tarui Town (垂井町), Sekigahara Town (関ケ原町), Godo Town (神戸町), Wanochi Town (輪之内町), Ampachi Town (安八町), Ikeda Town (池田町), Inabe City (いなべ市) in Mie, Maibara City (米原市) in Shiga, and Taga Town (多賀町) in Shiga. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ogaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Ogaki written in Japanese?
- 大垣市, read Ogaki-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 Ogaki begin?
- 岐阜県大垣市… (Gifu-ken, Ogaki-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.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.