Oiso大磯町

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

Oiso (大磯町, Oiso-machi) is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 31,634 (2020 census), area 17.18 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Naka 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

大磯町

Reading

Oiso-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Naka District 中郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

31,634 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.3% from 31,550

Area

17.18 km²

Density

1,841 people per km²

Households

12,706

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

34.3%

Foreign residents

141 (0.4%)

Code

14341 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.oiso.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Oiso. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hiratsuka City平塚市
• Ninomiya Town二宮町

Questions about Oiso

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

Oiso (大磯町) 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 Naka District (中郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oiso?

Oiso 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 Oiso?

31,634 at the 2020 census, up 0.3% from 31,550 in 2015. The area is 17.18 km², which is 1,841 people per km². 12,706 households. 34.3% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oiso?

Two: Hiratsuka City (平塚市) and Ninomiya Town (二宮町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oiso in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oiso written in Japanese?

大磯町, read Oiso-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 Oiso begin?

神奈川県中郡大磯町… (Kanagawa-ken, Naka-gun, Oiso-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.