Ozu大津町

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

Ozu (大津町, Ozu-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 35,187 (2020 census), area 99.1 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kikuchi 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

大津町

Reading

Ozu-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kikuchi District 菊池郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

35,187 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+5.2% from 33,452

Area

99.1 km²

Density

355 people per km²

Households

14,165

Under 15

17.0%

65 and over

21.8%

Foreign residents

423 (1.2%)

Code

43403 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ozu.kumamoto.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Ozu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kikuchi City菊池市
• Aso City阿蘇市
• Koshi City合志市
• Kikuyo Town菊陽町
• Nishihara Village西原村
• Minamiaso Village南阿蘇村
• Mashiki Town益城町

Questions about Ozu

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

Ozu (大津町) 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 Kikuchi District (菊池郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ozu?

Ozu 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 Ozu?

35,187 at the 2020 census, up 5.2% from 33,452 in 2015. The area is 99.1 km², which is 355 people per km². 14,165 households. 21.8% of residents are 65 or older and 17.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ozu?

Seven: Kikuchi City (菊池市), Aso City (阿蘇市), Koshi City (合志市), Kikuyo Town (菊陽町), Nishihara Village (西原村), Minamiaso Village (南阿蘇村), and Mashiki Town (益城町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ozu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ozu written in Japanese?

大津町, read Ozu-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 Ozu begin?

熊本県菊池郡大津町… (Kumamoto-ken, Kikuchi-gun, Ozu-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.