Otaru小樽市
Otaru-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Otaru (小樽市, Otaru-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 111,299 (2020 census), area 243.83 km². Borders 5 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 小樽市
- Reading
- Otaru-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Region
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Population
- 111,299 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -8.7% from 121,924
- Area
- 243.83 km²
- Density
- 456 people per km²
- Households
- 52,817
- Under 15
- 8.2%
- 65 and over
- 41.2%
- Foreign residents
- 607 (0.5%)
- Code
- 01203 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.otaru.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Otaru. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Otaru
- Is Otaru a city or a prefecture?
- Otaru (小樽市) is a city (市, shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Otaru?
- Otaru 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 Otaru?
- 111,299 at the 2020 census, down 8.7% from 121,924 in 2015. The area is 243.83 km², which is 456 people per km². 52,817 households. 41.2% of residents are 65 or older and 8.2% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Otaru?
- Five: Minami Ward (南区) of Sapporo, Teine Ward (手稲区) of Sapporo, Ishikari City (石狩市), Yoichi Town (余市町), and Akaigawa Village (赤井川村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Otaru in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Otaru written in Japanese?
- 小樽市, read Otaru-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 Otaru begin?
- 北海道小樽市… (Hokkaidō, Otaru-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.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.