Osaki大崎町

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

Osaki (大崎町, Osaki-cho) is a town in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 12,385 (2020 census), area 100.67 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in So District, Kagoshima 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

大崎町

Reading

Osaki-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

So District 曽於郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kagoshima 鹿児島県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

12,385 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.5% from 13,241

Area

100.67 km²

Density

123 people per km²

Households

5,906

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

39.4%

Foreign residents

303 (2.4%)

Code

46468 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kagoshima-osaki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kanoya City鹿屋市
• So City曽於市
• Shibushi City志布志市
• Higashikushira Town東串良町

Questions about Osaki

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

Osaki (大崎町) is a town (町, cho) in Kagoshima 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 So District (曽於郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Osaki?

Osaki is in Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Osaki?

12,385 at the 2020 census, down 6.5% from 13,241 in 2015. The area is 100.67 km², which is 123 people per km². 5,906 households. 39.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Osaki?

Four: Kanoya City (鹿屋市), So City (曽於市), Shibushi City (志布志市), and Higashikushira Town (東串良町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Osaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Osaki written in Japanese?

大崎町, read Osaki-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 Osaki begin?

鹿児島県曽於郡大崎町… (Kagoshima-ken, So-gun, Osaki-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.