Ozora大空町

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

Ozora (大空町, Ozora-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 6,775 (2020 census), area 343.66 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Abashiri 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

大空町

Reading

Ozora-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Abashiri District 網走郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

6,775 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.9% from 7,360

Area

343.66 km²

Density

20 people per km²

Households

2,750

Under 15

11.8%

65 and over

37.0%

Foreign residents

13 (0.2%)

Code

01564 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ozora.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Ozora. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kitami City北見市
• Abashiri City網走市
• Bihoro Town美幌町
• Koshimizu Town小清水町

Questions about Ozora

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

Ozora (大空町) 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 Abashiri District (網走郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ozora?

Ozora 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 Ozora?

6,775 at the 2020 census, down 7.9% from 7,360 in 2015. The area is 343.66 km², which is 20 people per km². 2,750 households. 37.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ozora?

Four: Kitami City (北見市), Abashiri City (網走市), Bihoro Town (美幌町), and Koshimizu Town (小清水町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ozora in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ozora written in Japanese?

大空町, read Ozora-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 Ozora begin?

北海道網走郡大空町… (Hokkaidō, Abashiri-gun, Ozora-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.