Obira小平町

Obira-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Obira (小平町, Obira-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,994 (2020 census), area 627.22 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Rumoi District, Hokkaidō 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

小平町

Reading

Obira-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Rumoi District 留萌郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,994 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.3% from 3,336

Area

627.22 km²

Density

5 people per km²

Households

1,366

Under 15

8.9%

65 and over

40.1%

Foreign residents

67 (2.2%)

Code

01482 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.obira.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Rumoi City留萌市
• Fukagawa City深川市
• Numata Town沼田町
• Horokanai Town幌加内町
• Tomamae Town苫前町

Questions about Obira

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

Obira (小平町) is a town (町, cho) in Hokkaidō 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 Rumoi District (留萌郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Obira?

Obira is in Hokkaidō Prefecture (北海道), in the Hokkaidō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Obira?

2,994 at the 2020 census, down 10.3% from 3,336 in 2015. The area is 627.22 km², which is 5 people per km². 1,366 households. 40.1% of residents are 65 or older and 8.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Obira?

Five: Rumoi City (留萌市), Fukagawa City (深川市), Numata Town (沼田町), Horokanai Town (幌加内町), and Tomamae Town (苫前町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Obira in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Obira written in Japanese?

小平町, read Obira-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Obira begin?

北海道留萌郡小平町… (Hokkaidō, Rumoi-gun, Obira-cho, …). 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.