Omachi大町町

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

Omachi (大町町, Omachi-cho) is a town in Saga Prefecture. Population 6,293 (2020 census), area 11.5 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kishima District, Saga 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

大町町

Reading

Omachi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kishima District 杵島郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saga 佐賀県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

6,293 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.1% from 6,777

Area

11.5 km²

Density

547 people per km²

Households

2,455

Under 15

10.2%

65 and over

40.8%

Foreign residents

16 (0.3%)

Code

41423 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.omachi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Taku City多久市
• Takeo City武雄市
• Kohoku Town江北町
• Shiroishi Town白石町

Questions about Omachi

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

Omachi (大町町) is a town (町, cho) in Saga 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 Kishima District (杵島郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Omachi?

Omachi is in Saga Prefecture (佐賀県), 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 Omachi?

6,293 at the 2020 census, down 7.1% from 6,777 in 2015. The area is 11.5 km², which is 547 people per km². 2,455 households. 40.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Omachi?

Four: Taku City (多久市), Takeo City (武雄市), Kohoku Town (江北町), and Shiroishi Town (白石町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Omachi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Omachi written in Japanese?

大町町, read Omachi-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 Omachi begin?

佐賀県杵島郡大町町… (Saga-ken, Kishima-gun, Omachi-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.