Oji王寺町

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

Oji (王寺町, Oji-cho) is a town in Nara Prefecture. Population 24,043 (2020 census), area 7.01 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitakatsuragi District, Nara 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

王寺町

Reading

Oji-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitakatsuragi District 北葛城郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nara 奈良県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

24,043 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.4% from 23,025

Area

7.01 km²

Density

3,430 people per km²

Households

10,031

Under 15

14.6%

65 and over

28.3%

Foreign residents

196 (0.8%)

Code

29425 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.oji.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Oji. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kashiwara City柏原市(Osaka)
• Kashiba City香芝市
• Sango Town三郷町
• Ikaruga Town斑鳩町
• Kammaki Town上牧町
• Kawai Town河合町

Questions about Oji

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

Oji (王寺町) is a town (町, cho) in Nara 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 Kitakatsuragi District (北葛城郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oji?

Oji is in Nara Prefecture (奈良県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Oji?

24,043 at the 2020 census, up 4.4% from 23,025 in 2015. The area is 7.01 km², which is 3,430 people per km². 10,031 households. 28.3% of residents are 65 or older and 14.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oji?

Six: Kashiwara City (柏原市) in Osaka, Kashiba City (香芝市), Sango Town (三郷町), Ikaruga Town (斑鳩町), Kammaki Town (上牧町), and Kawai Town (河合町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oji in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oji written in Japanese?

王寺町, read Oji-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 Oji begin?

奈良県北葛城郡王寺町… (Nara-ken, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Oji-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.