Ota太田市

Ota-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Ota (太田市, Ota-shi) is a city in Gunma Prefecture. Population 223,014 (2020 census), area 175.54 km². Borders 8 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Gunma Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

太田市

Reading

Ota-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

223,014 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.5% from 219,807

Area

175.54 km²

Density

1,270 people per km²

Households

92,531

Under 15

13.3%

65 and over

26.3%

Foreign residents

12,005 (5.4%)

Code

10205 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.ota.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Ota. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ashikaga City足利市(Tochigi)
• Kiryu City桐生市
• Isesaki City伊勢崎市
• Midori Cityみどり市
• Oizumi Town大泉町
• Ora Town邑楽町
• Kumagaya City熊谷市(Saitama)
• Fukaya City深谷市(Saitama)

Questions about Ota

Is Ota a city or a prefecture?

Ota (太田市) is a city (市, shi) in Gunma Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Ota?

Ota 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 Ota?

223,014 at the 2020 census, up 1.5% from 219,807 in 2015. The area is 175.54 km², which is 1,270 people per km². 92,531 households. 26.3% of residents are 65 or older and 13.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ota?

Eight: Ashikaga City (足利市) in Tochigi, Kiryu City (桐生市), Isesaki City (伊勢崎市), Midori City (みどり市), Oizumi Town (大泉町), Ora Town (邑楽町), Kumagaya City (熊谷市) in Saitama, and Fukaya City (深谷市) in Saitama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ota in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ota written in Japanese?

太田市, read Ota-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 Ota begin?

群馬県太田市… (Gunma-ken, Ota-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.