Oarai大洗町

Oarai-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Oarai (大洗町, Oarai-machi) is a town in Ibaraki Prefecture. Population 15,715 (2020 census), area 23.89 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki 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

大洗町

Reading

Oarai-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashiibaraki District 東茨城郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ibaraki 茨城県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

15,715 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.9% from 16,886

Area

23.89 km²

Density

658 people per km²

Households

6,596

Under 15

9.8%

65 and over

33.6%

Foreign residents

741 (4.7%)

Code

08309 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.oarai.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Mito City水戸市
• Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市
• Hokota City鉾田市
• Ibaraki Town茨城町

Questions about Oarai

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

Oarai (大洗町) is a town (町, machi) in Ibaraki 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 Higashiibaraki District (東茨城郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oarai?

Oarai is in Ibaraki Prefecture (茨城県), 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 Oarai?

15,715 at the 2020 census, down 6.9% from 16,886 in 2015. The area is 23.89 km², which is 658 people per km². 6,596 households. 33.6% of residents are 65 or older and 9.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oarai?

Four: Mito City (水戸市), Hitachinaka City (ひたちなか市), Hokota City (鉾田市), and Ibaraki Town (茨城町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oarai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oarai written in Japanese?

大洗町, read Oarai-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Oarai begin?

茨城県東茨城郡大洗町… (Ibaraki-ken, Higashiibaraki-gun, Oarai-machi, …). 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.