Oi大井町

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

Oi (大井町, Oi-machi) is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 17,129 (2020 census), area 14.38 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa 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

大井町

Reading

Oi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ashigarakami District 足柄上郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

17,129 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.6% from 17,033

Area

14.38 km²

Density

1,191 people per km²

Households

6,683

Under 15

11.8%

65 and over

29.1%

Foreign residents

124 (0.7%)

Code

14362 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.oi.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Oi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Odawara City小田原市
• Hadano City秦野市
• Nakai Town中井町
• Matsuda Town松田町
• Kaisei Town開成町

Questions about Oi

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

Oi (大井町) is a town (町, machi) in Kanagawa 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 Ashigarakami District (足柄上郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oi?

Oi is in Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県), 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 Oi?

17,129 at the 2020 census, up 0.6% from 17,033 in 2015. The area is 14.38 km², which is 1,191 people per km². 6,683 households. 29.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oi?

Five: Odawara City (小田原市), Hadano City (秦野市), Nakai Town (中井町), Matsuda Town (松田町), and Kaisei Town (開成町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oi written in Japanese?

大井町, read Oi-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 Oi begin?

神奈川県足柄上郡大井町… (Kanagawa-ken, Ashigarakami-gun, Oi-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.