Omi麻績村

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

Omi (麻績村, Omi-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 2,593 (2020 census), area 34.38 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Higashichikuma District, Nagano 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

麻績村

Reading

Omi-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Higashichikuma District 東筑摩郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

2,593 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.0% from 2,788

Area

34.38 km²

Density

75 people per km²

Households

971

Under 15

9.3%

65 and over

44.9%

Foreign residents

18 (0.7%)

Code

20446 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.omi.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Omi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nagano City長野市
• Chikuma City千曲市
• Chikuhoku Village筑北村

Questions about Omi

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

Omi (麻績村) is a village (村, mura) in Nagano 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 Higashichikuma District (東筑摩郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Omi?

Omi is in Nagano Prefecture (長野県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Omi?

2,593 at the 2020 census, down 7.0% from 2,788 in 2015. The area is 34.38 km², which is 75 people per km². 971 households. 44.9% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Omi?

Three: Nagano City (長野市), Chikuma City (千曲市), and Chikuhoku Village (筑北村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Omi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Omi written in Japanese?

麻績村, read Omi-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 Omi begin?

長野県東筑摩郡麻績村… (Nagano-ken, Higashichikuma-gun, Omi-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.