Otawara大田原市

Otawara-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Otawara (大田原市, Otawara-shi) is a city in Tochigi Prefecture. Population 72,087 (2020 census), area 354.36 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Tochigi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

大田原市

Reading

Otawara-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tochigi 栃木県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

72,087 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.5% from 75,457

Area

354.36 km²

Density

203 people per km²

Households

29,792

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

29.0%

Foreign residents

1,154 (1.6%)

Code

09210 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.ohtawara.tochigi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tanagura Town棚倉町(Fukushima)
• Daigo Town大子町(Ibaraki)
• Yaita City矢板市
• Nasushiobara City那須塩原市
• Sakura Cityさくら市
• Nasu Town那須町
• Nakagawa Town那珂川町

Questions about Otawara

Is Otawara a city or a prefecture?

Otawara (大田原市) is a city (市, shi) in Tochigi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Otawara?

Otawara is in Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県), 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 Otawara?

72,087 at the 2020 census, down 4.5% from 75,457 in 2015. The area is 354.36 km², which is 203 people per km². 29,792 households. 29.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Otawara?

Seven: Tanagura Town (棚倉町) in Fukushima, Daigo Town (大子町) in Ibaraki, Yaita City (矢板市), Nasushiobara City (那須塩原市), Sakura City (さくら市), Nasu Town (那須町), and Nakagawa Town (那珂川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Otawara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Otawara written in Japanese?

大田原市, read Otawara-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Otawara begin?

栃木県大田原市… (Tochigi-ken, Otawara-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.