Okinoshima隠岐の島町

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

Okinoshima (隠岐の島町, Okinoshima-cho) is a town in Shimane Prefecture. Population 13,433 (2020 census), area 242.82 km².

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Oki District, Shimane 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

隠岐の島町

Reading

Okinoshima-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Oki District 隠岐郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Shimane 島根県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

13,433 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.0% from 14,608

Area

242.82 km²

Density

55 people per km²

Households

5,962

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

41.5%

Foreign residents

73 (0.5%)

Code

32528 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.okinoshima.shimane.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Okinoshima shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Okinoshima

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

Okinoshima (隠岐の島町) is a town (町, cho) in Shimane 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 Oki District (隠岐郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Okinoshima?

Okinoshima is in Shimane Prefecture (島根県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Okinoshima?

13,433 at the 2020 census, down 8.0% from 14,608 in 2015. The area is 242.82 km², which is 55 people per km². 5,962 households. 41.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Okinoshima?

None. Okinoshima shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Okinoshima written in Japanese?

隠岐の島町, read Okinoshima-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 Okinoshima begin?

島根県隠岐郡隠岐の島町… (Shimane-ken, Oki-gun, Okinoshima-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.