Oyodo大淀町

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

Oyodo (大淀町, Oyodo-cho) is a town in Nara Prefecture. Population 16,728 (2020 census), area 38.1 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yoshino 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

大淀町

Reading

Oyodo-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yoshino District 吉野郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nara 奈良県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

16,728 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.4% from 18,069

Area

38.1 km²

Density

439 people per km²

Households

6,509

Under 15

9.8%

65 and over

34.7%

Foreign residents

211 (1.3%)

Code

29442 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.oyodo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Gojo City五條市
• Gose City御所市
• Takatori Town高取町
• Yoshino Town吉野町
• Shimoichi Town下市町

Questions about Oyodo

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

Oyodo (大淀町) 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 Yoshino District (吉野郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oyodo?

Oyodo 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 Oyodo?

16,728 at the 2020 census, down 7.4% from 18,069 in 2015. The area is 38.1 km², which is 439 people per km². 6,509 households. 34.7% of residents are 65 or older and 9.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oyodo?

Five: Gojo City (五條市), Gose City (御所市), Takatori Town (高取町), Yoshino Town (吉野町), and Shimoichi Town (下市町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oyodo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oyodo written in Japanese?

大淀町, read Oyodo-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 Oyodo begin?

奈良県吉野郡大淀町… (Nara-ken, Yoshino-gun, Oyodo-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.