Oyamazaki大山崎町

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

Oyamazaki (大山崎町, Oyamazaki-cho) is a town in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 15,953 (2020 census), area 5.97 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Otokuni District, Kyoto 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

大山崎町

Reading

Oyamazaki-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Otokuni District 乙訓郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kyoto 京都府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

15,953 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+5.1% from 15,181

Area

5.97 km²

Density

2,672 people per km²

Households

6,549

Under 15

14.7%

65 and over

27.4%

Foreign residents

112 (0.7%)

Code

26303 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.oyamazaki.kyoto.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Fushimi Ward伏見区(Kyoto)
• Nagaokakyo City長岡京市
• Yawata City八幡市
• Shimamoto Town島本町(Osaka)

Questions about Oyamazaki

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

Oyamazaki (大山崎町) is a town (町, cho) in Kyoto 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 Otokuni District (乙訓郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oyamazaki?

Oyamazaki is in Kyoto Prefecture (京都府), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Oyamazaki?

15,953 at the 2020 census, up 5.1% from 15,181 in 2015. The area is 5.97 km², which is 2,672 people per km². 6,549 households. 27.4% of residents are 65 or older and 14.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oyamazaki?

Four: Fushimi Ward (伏見区) of Kyoto, Nagaokakyo City (長岡京市), Yawata City (八幡市), and Shimamoto Town (島本町) in Osaka. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oyamazaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oyamazaki written in Japanese?

大山崎町, read Oyamazaki-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 Oyamazaki begin?

京都府乙訓郡大山崎町… (Kyōto-fu, Otokuni-gun, Oyamazaki-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.