Ogano小鹿野町

Ogano-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Ogano (小鹿野町, Ogano-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 10,928 (2020 census), area 171.26 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Chichibu District, Saitama 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

小鹿野町

Reading

Ogano-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Chichibu District 秩父郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

10,928 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.8% from 12,117

Area

171.26 km²

Density

64 people per km²

Households

4,170

Under 15

9.5%

65 and over

39.0%

Foreign residents

100 (0.9%)

Code

11365 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ogano.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Ogano. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ueno Village上野村(Gunma)
• Kanna Town神流町(Gunma)
• Chichibu City秩父市

Questions about Ogano

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

Ogano (小鹿野町) is a town (町, machi) in Saitama 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 Chichibu District (秩父郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ogano?

Ogano is in Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Ogano?

10,928 at the 2020 census, down 9.8% from 12,117 in 2015. The area is 171.26 km², which is 64 people per km². 4,170 households. 39.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ogano?

Three: Ueno Village (上野村) in Gunma, Kanna Town (神流町) in Gunma, and Chichibu City (秩父市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ogano in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ogano written in Japanese?

小鹿野町, read Ogano-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Ogano begin?

埼玉県秩父郡小鹿野町… (Saitama-ken, Chichibu-gun, Ogano-machi, …). 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.