Onagawa女川町

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

Onagawa (女川町, Onagawa-cho) is a town in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 6,430 (2020 census), area 65.35 km². Borders 1 place.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Oshika 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

女川町

Reading

Onagawa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Oshika District 牡鹿郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyagi 宮城県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

6,430 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.5% from 6,334

Area

65.35 km²

Density

98 people per km²

Households

3,166

Under 15

8.1%

65 and over

36.3%

Foreign residents

212 (3.3%)

Code

04581 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.onagawa.miyagi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

One place shares a land border with Onagawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ishinomaki City石巻市

Questions about Onagawa

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

Onagawa (女川町) is a town (町, cho) 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 Oshika District (牡鹿郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Onagawa?

Onagawa 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 Onagawa?

6,430 at the 2020 census, up 1.5% from 6,334 in 2015. The area is 65.35 km², which is 98 people per km². 3,166 households. 36.3% of residents are 65 or older and 8.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Onagawa?

One: Ishinomaki City (石巻市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Onagawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Onagawa written in Japanese?

女川町, read Onagawa-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 Onagawa begin?

宮城県牡鹿郡女川町… (Miyagi-ken, Oshika-gun, Onagawa-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.