Oshu奥州市

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

Oshu (奥州市, Oshu-shi) is a city in Iwate Prefecture. Population 112,937 (2020 census), area 993.3 km². Borders 9 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

奥州市

Reading

Oshu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Iwate 岩手県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

112,937 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.4% from 119,422

Area

993.3 km²

Density

114 people per km²

Households

42,371

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

35.5%

Foreign residents

628 (0.6%)

Code

03215 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.oshu.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Oshu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hanamaki City花巻市
• Kitakami City北上市
• Tono City遠野市
• Ichinoseki City一関市
• Nishiwaga Town西和賀町
• Kanegasaki Town金ケ崎町
• Hiraizumi Town平泉町
• Sumita Town住田町
• Higashinaruse Village東成瀬村(Akita)

Questions about Oshu

Is Oshu a city or a prefecture?

Oshu (奥州市) 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 Oshu?

Oshu 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 Oshu?

112,937 at the 2020 census, down 5.4% from 119,422 in 2015. The area is 993.3 km², which is 114 people per km². 42,371 households. 35.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oshu?

Nine: Hanamaki City (花巻市), Kitakami City (北上市), Tono City (遠野市), Ichinoseki City (一関市), Nishiwaga Town (西和賀町), Kanegasaki Town (金ケ崎町), Hiraizumi Town (平泉町), Sumita Town (住田町), and Higashinaruse Village (東成瀬村) in Akita. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oshu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oshu written in Japanese?

奥州市, read Oshu-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 Oshu begin?

岩手県奥州市… (Iwate-ken, Oshu-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.