Ojika小値賀町

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

Ojika (小値賀町, Ojika-cho) is a town in Nagasaki Prefecture. Population 2,288 (2020 census), area 25.5 km².

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitamatsura District, Nagasaki 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

小値賀町

Reading

Ojika-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitamatsura District 北松浦郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagasaki 長崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

2,288 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.6% from 2,560

Area

25.5 km²

Density

90 people per km²

Households

1,126

Under 15

8.6%

65 and over

50.8%

Foreign residents

6 (0.3%)

Code

42383 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ojika.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Ojika shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Ojika

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

Ojika (小値賀町) is a town (町, cho) in Nagasaki 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 Kitamatsura District (北松浦郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ojika?

Ojika is in Nagasaki Prefecture (長崎県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Ojika?

2,288 at the 2020 census, down 10.6% from 2,560 in 2015. The area is 25.5 km², which is 90 people per km². 1,126 households. 50.8% of residents are 65 or older and 8.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ojika?

None. Ojika shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ojika written in Japanese?

小値賀町, read Ojika-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 Ojika begin?

長崎県北松浦郡小値賀町… (Nagasaki-ken, Kitamatsura-gun, Ojika-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.