Ora邑楽町

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

Ora (邑楽町, Ora-machi) is a town in Gunma Prefecture. Population 25,522 (2020 census), area 31.11 km². Borders 5 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

邑楽町

Reading

Ora-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

25,522 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.4% from 26,426

Area

31.11 km²

Density

820 people per km²

Households

9,728

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

32.4%

Foreign residents

671 (2.6%)

Code

10525 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ora.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ashikaga City足利市(Tochigi)
• Ota City太田市
• Tatebayashi City館林市
• Chiyoda Town千代田町
• Oizumi Town大泉町

Questions about Ora

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

Ora (邑楽町) 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 Ora?

Ora 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 Ora?

25,522 at the 2020 census, down 3.4% from 26,426 in 2015. The area is 31.11 km², which is 820 people per km². 9,728 households. 32.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ora?

Five: Ashikaga City (足利市) in Tochigi, Ota City (太田市), Tatebayashi City (館林市), Chiyoda Town (千代田町), and Oizumi Town (大泉町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ora in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ora written in Japanese?

邑楽町, read Ora-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 Ora begin?

群馬県邑楽郡邑楽町… (Gunma-ken, Ora-gun, Ora-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.