Ohira大衡村

Ohira-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Ohira (大衡村, Ohira-mura) is a village in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 5,849 (2020 census), area 60.32 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Kurokawa 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

大衡村

Reading

Ohira-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Kurokawa District 黒川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

5,849 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.6% from 5,703

Area

60.32 km²

Density

97 people per km²

Households

1,877

Under 15

14.9%

65 and over

29.2%

Foreign residents

58 (1.0%)

Code

04424 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.village.ohira.miyagi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Osaki City大崎市
• Taiwa Town大和町
• Osato Town大郷町
• Shikama Town色麻町

Questions about Ohira

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

Ohira (大衡村) is a village (村, mura) in Miyagi Prefecture. A village 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 Kurokawa District (黒川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ohira?

Ohira 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 Ohira?

5,849 at the 2020 census, up 2.6% from 5,703 in 2015. The area is 60.32 km², which is 97 people per km². 1,877 households. 29.2% of residents are 65 or older and 14.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ohira?

Four: Osaki City (大崎市), Taiwa Town (大和町), Osato Town (大郷町), and Shikama Town (色麻町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ohira in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ohira written in Japanese?

大衡村, read Ohira-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Ohira begin?

宮城県黒川郡大衡村… (Miyagi-ken, Kurokawa-gun, Ohira-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.