Ogose越生町

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

Ogose (越生町, Ogose-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 11,029 (2020 census), area 40.39 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Iruma 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

越生町

Reading

Ogose-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Iruma District 入間郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

11,029 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.9% from 11,716

Area

40.39 km²

Density

273 people per km²

Households

4,587

Under 15

8.5%

65 and over

36.2%

Foreign residents

125 (1.1%)

Code

11327 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ogose.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hanno City飯能市
• Moroyama Town毛呂山町
• Hatoyama Town鳩山町
• Tokigawa Townときがわ町

Questions about Ogose

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

Ogose (越生町) 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 Iruma District (入間郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ogose?

Ogose 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 Ogose?

11,029 at the 2020 census, down 5.9% from 11,716 in 2015. The area is 40.39 km², which is 273 people per km². 4,587 households. 36.2% of residents are 65 or older and 8.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ogose?

Four: Hanno City (飯能市), Moroyama Town (毛呂山町), Hatoyama Town (鳩山町), and Tokigawa Town (ときがわ町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ogose in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ogose written in Japanese?

越生町, read Ogose-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 Ogose begin?

埼玉県入間郡越生町… (Saitama-ken, Iruma-gun, Ogose-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.