Ogawara大河原町

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

Ogawara (大河原町, Ogawara-machi) is a town in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 23,571 (2020 census), area 24.99 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shibata District, Miyagi 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

大河原町

Reading

Ogawara-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shibata District 柴田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

23,571 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.0% from 23,798

Area

24.99 km²

Density

943 people per km²

Households

9,524

Under 15

12.9%

65 and over

27.8%

Foreign residents

127 (0.5%)

Code

04321 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ogawara.miyagi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Ogawara. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shiroishi City白石市
• Kakuda City角田市
• Zao Town蔵王町
• Murata Town村田町
• Shibata Town柴田町

Questions about Ogawara

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

Ogawara (大河原町) is a town (町, machi) in Miyagi 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 Shibata District (柴田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ogawara?

Ogawara is in Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Ogawara?

23,571 at the 2020 census, down 1.0% from 23,798 in 2015. The area is 24.99 km², which is 943 people per km². 9,524 households. 27.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ogawara?

Five: Shiroishi City (白石市), Kakuda City (角田市), Zao Town (蔵王町), Murata Town (村田町), and Shibata Town (柴田町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ogawara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ogawara written in Japanese?

大河原町, read Ogawara-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 Ogawara begin?

宮城県柴田郡大河原町… (Miyagi-ken, Shibata-gun, Ogawara-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.