Osato大郷町

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

Osato (大郷町, Osato-cho) is a town in Miyagi Prefecture. Population 7,813 (2020 census), area 82.01 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) 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

大郷町

Reading

Osato-cho

Kind

Town (町): 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

7,813 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.7% from 8,370

Area

82.01 km²

Density

95 people per km²

Households

2,483

Under 15

11.0%

65 and over

38.7%

Foreign residents

79 (1.0%)

Code

04422 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.miyagi-osato.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Osaki City大崎市
• Matsushima Town松島町
• Rifu Town利府町
• Taiwa Town大和町
• Ohira Village大衡村

Questions about Osato

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

Osato (大郷町) 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 Kurokawa District (黒川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Osato?

Osato 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 Osato?

7,813 at the 2020 census, down 6.7% from 8,370 in 2015. The area is 82.01 km², which is 95 people per km². 2,483 households. 38.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Osato?

Five: Osaki City (大崎市), Matsushima Town (松島町), Rifu Town (利府町), Taiwa Town (大和町), and Ohira Village (大衡村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Osato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Osato written in Japanese?

大郷町, read Osato-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 Osato begin?

宮城県黒川郡大郷町… (Miyagi-ken, Kurokawa-gun, Osato-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.