Ofunato大船渡市

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

Ofunato (大船渡市, Ofunato-shi) is a city in Iwate Prefecture. Population 34,728 (2020 census), area 322.51 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Iwate 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

大船渡市

Reading

Ofunato-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Iwate 岩手県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

34,728 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.7% from 38,058

Area

322.51 km²

Density

108 people per km²

Households

14,124

Under 15

9.8%

65 and over

37.8%

Foreign residents

326 (0.9%)

Code

03203 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.ofunato.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Rikuzentakata City陸前高田市
• Kamaishi City釜石市
• Sumita Town住田町

Questions about Ofunato

Is Ofunato a city or a prefecture?

Ofunato (大船渡市) is a city (市, shi) in Iwate Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Ofunato?

Ofunato is in Iwate Prefecture (岩手県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Ofunato?

34,728 at the 2020 census, down 8.7% from 38,058 in 2015. The area is 322.51 km², which is 108 people per km². 14,124 households. 37.8% of residents are 65 or older and 9.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ofunato?

Three: Rikuzentakata City (陸前高田市), Kamaishi City (釜石市), and Sumita Town (住田町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ofunato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ofunato written in Japanese?

大船渡市, read Ofunato-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 Ofunato begin?

岩手県大船渡市… (Iwate-ken, Ofunato-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.