Oguni小国町

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

Oguni (小国町, Oguni-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 6,590 (2020 census), area 136.94 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Aso District, Kumamoto 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

小国町

Reading

Oguni-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Aso District 阿蘇郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

6,590 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.3% from 7,187

Area

136.94 km²

Density

48 people per km²

Households

2,682

Under 15

10.6%

65 and over

42.1%

Foreign residents

41 (0.6%)

Code

43424 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kumamoto-oguni.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Minamioguni Town南小国町
• Hita City日田市(Ōita)
• Kokonoe Town九重町(Ōita)
• Kusu Town玖珠町(Ōita)

Questions about Oguni

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

Oguni (小国町) is a town (町, machi) in Kumamoto 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 Aso District (阿蘇郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oguni?

Oguni is in Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県), 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 Oguni?

6,590 at the 2020 census, down 8.3% from 7,187 in 2015. The area is 136.94 km², which is 48 people per km². 2,682 households. 42.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oguni?

Four: Minamioguni Town (南小国町), Hita City (日田市) in Ōita, Kokonoe Town (九重町) in Ōita, and Kusu Town (玖珠町) in Ōita. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oguni in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oguni written in Japanese?

小国町, read Oguni-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 Oguni begin?

熊本県阿蘇郡小国町… (Kumamoto-ken, Aso-gun, Oguni-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.