Otake大竹市

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

Otake (大竹市, Otake-shi) is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture. Population 26,319 (2020 census), area 78.66 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Hiroshima 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

大竹市

Reading

Otake-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hiroshima 広島県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

26,319 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.5% from 27,865

Area

78.66 km²

Density

335 people per km²

Households

11,591

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

35.8%

Foreign residents

327 (1.2%)

Code

34211 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.otake.hiroshima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hatsukaichi City廿日市市
• Iwakuni City岩国市(Yamaguchi)
• Waki Town和木町(Yamaguchi)

Questions about Otake

Is Otake a city or a prefecture?

Otake (大竹市) is a city (市, shi) in Hiroshima Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Otake?

Otake is in Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Otake?

26,319 at the 2020 census, down 5.5% from 27,865 in 2015. The area is 78.66 km², which is 335 people per km². 11,591 households. 35.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Otake?

Three: Hatsukaichi City (廿日市市), Iwakuni City (岩国市) in Yamaguchi, and Waki Town (和木町) in Yamaguchi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Otake in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Otake written in Japanese?

大竹市, read Otake-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 Otake begin?

広島県大竹市… (Hiroshima-ken, Otake-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.