Oizumi大泉町

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

Oizumi (大泉町, Oizumi-machi) is a town in Gunma Prefecture. Population 42,089 (2020 census), area 18.03 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ora District, Gunma 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

大泉町

Reading

Oizumi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ora District 邑楽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

42,089 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.2% from 41,202

Area

18.03 km²

Density

2,334 people per km²

Households

19,043

Under 15

12.2%

65 and over

22.7%

Foreign residents

7,737 (18.4%)

Code

10524 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.oizumi.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ota City太田市
• Chiyoda Town千代田町
• Ora Town邑楽町
• Kumagaya City熊谷市(Saitama)

Questions about Oizumi

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

Oizumi (大泉町) is a town (町, machi) in Gunma 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 Ora District (邑楽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oizumi?

Oizumi is in Gunma Prefecture (群馬県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Oizumi?

42,089 at the 2020 census, up 2.2% from 41,202 in 2015. The area is 18.03 km², which is 2,334 people per km². 19,043 households. 22.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oizumi?

Four: Ota City (太田市), Chiyoda Town (千代田町), Ora Town (邑楽町), and Kumagaya City (熊谷市) in Saitama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oizumi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oizumi written in Japanese?

大泉町, read Oizumi-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 Oizumi begin?

群馬県邑楽郡大泉町… (Gunma-ken, Ora-gun, Oizumi-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.