Odai大台町

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

Odai (大台町, Odai-cho) is a town in Mie Prefecture. Population 8,668 (2020 census), area 362.86 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Taki District, Mie 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

大台町

Reading

Odai-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Taki District 多気郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Mie 三重県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

8,668 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.3% from 9,557

Area

362.86 km²

Density

24 people per km²

Households

3,639

Under 15

9.3%

65 and over

43.4%

Foreign residents

103 (1.2%)

Code

24443 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.odaitown.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Matsusaka City松阪市
• Taki Town多気町
• Watarai Town度会町
• Taiki Town大紀町
• Kihoku Town紀北町
• Kamikitayama Village上北山村(Nara)
• Kawakami Village川上村(Nara)

Questions about Odai

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

Odai (大台町) is a town (町, cho) in Mie 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 Taki District (多気郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Odai?

Odai is in Mie Prefecture (三重県), 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 Odai?

8,668 at the 2020 census, down 9.3% from 9,557 in 2015. The area is 362.86 km², which is 24 people per km². 3,639 households. 43.4% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Odai?

Seven: Matsusaka City (松阪市), Taki Town (多気町), Watarai Town (度会町), Taiki Town (大紀町), Kihoku Town (紀北町), Kamikitayama Village (上北山村) in Nara, and Kawakami Village (川上村) in Nara. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Odai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Odai written in Japanese?

大台町, read Odai-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 Odai begin?

三重県多気郡大台町… (Mie-ken, Taki-gun, Odai-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.