Okuizumo奥出雲町

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

Okuizumo (奥出雲町, Okuizumo-cho) is a town in Shimane Prefecture. Population 11,849 (2020 census), area 368.01 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nita 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

奥出雲町

Reading

Okuizumo-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nita District 仁多郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Shimane 島根県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

11,849 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.3% from 13,063

Area

368.01 km²

Density

32 people per km²

Households

4,356

Under 15

9.8%

65 and over

44.6%

Foreign residents

89 (0.8%)

Code

32343 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.okuizumo.shimane.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nichinan Town日南町(Tottori)
• Yasugi City安来市
• Unnan City雲南市
• Shobara City庄原市(Hiroshima)

Questions about Okuizumo

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

Okuizumo (奥出雲町) 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 Nita District (仁多郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Okuizumo?

Okuizumo 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 Okuizumo?

11,849 at the 2020 census, down 9.3% from 13,063 in 2015. The area is 368.01 km², which is 32 people per km². 4,356 households. 44.6% of residents are 65 or older and 9.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Okuizumo?

Four: Nichinan Town (日南町) in Tottori, Yasugi City (安来市), Unnan City (雲南市), and Shobara City (庄原市) in Hiroshima. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Okuizumo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Okuizumo written in Japanese?

奥出雲町, read Okuizumo-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 Okuizumo begin?

島根県仁多郡奥出雲町… (Shimane-ken, Nita-gun, Okuizumo-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.