Otari小谷村

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

Otari (小谷村, Otari-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 2,647 (2020 census), area 267.91 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Kitaazumi 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

小谷村

Reading

Otari-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Kitaazumi District 北安曇郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

2,647 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.8% from 2,904

Area

267.91 km²

Density

10 people per km²

Households

1,145

Under 15

10.2%

65 and over

38.3%

Foreign residents

61 (2.3%)

Code

20486 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.otari.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Itoigawa City糸魚川市(Niigata)
• Myoko City妙高市(Niigata)
• Nagano City長野市
• Hakuba Village白馬村

Questions about Otari

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

Otari (小谷村) 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 Kitaazumi District (北安曇郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Otari?

Otari 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 Otari?

2,647 at the 2020 census, down 8.8% from 2,904 in 2015. The area is 267.91 km², which is 10 people per km². 1,145 households. 38.3% of residents are 65 or older and 10.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Otari?

Four: Itoigawa City (糸魚川市) in Niigata, Myoko City (妙高市) in Niigata, Nagano City (長野市), and Hakuba Village (白馬村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Otari in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Otari written in Japanese?

小谷村, read Otari-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 Otari begin?

長野県北安曇郡小谷村… (Nagano-ken, Kitaazumi-gun, Otari-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.