Oyama小山町

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

Oyama (小山町, Oyama-cho) is a town in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 18,568 (2020 census), area 135.74 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Sunto District, Shizuoka 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

小山町

Reading

Oyama-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Sunto District 駿東郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Shizuoka 静岡県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

18,568 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.8% from 19,497

Area

135.74 km²

Density

137 people per km²

Households

6,442

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

30.0%

Foreign residents

196 (1.1%)

Code

22344 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.fuji-oyama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Oyama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Minamiashigara City南足柄市(Kanagawa)
• Yamakita Town山北町(Kanagawa)
• Hakone Town箱根町(Kanagawa)
• Fujiyoshida City富士吉田市(Yamanashi)
• Yamanakako Village山中湖村(Yamanashi)
• Fujinomiya City富士宮市
• Gotemba City御殿場市

Questions about Oyama

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

Oyama (小山町) is a town (町, cho) in Shizuoka 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 Sunto District (駿東郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oyama?

Oyama is in Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Oyama?

18,568 at the 2020 census, down 4.8% from 19,497 in 2015. The area is 135.74 km², which is 137 people per km². 6,442 households. 30.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oyama?

Seven: Minamiashigara City (南足柄市) in Kanagawa, Yamakita Town (山北町) in Kanagawa, Hakone Town (箱根町) in Kanagawa, Fujiyoshida City (富士吉田市) in Yamanashi, Yamanakako Village (山中湖村) in Yamanashi, Fujinomiya City (富士宮市), and Gotemba City (御殿場市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oyama written in Japanese?

小山町, read Oyama-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 Oyama begin?

静岡県駿東郡小山町… (Shizuoka-ken, Sunto-gun, Oyama-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.