Okutama奥多摩町

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

Okutama (奥多摩町, Okutama-machi) is a town in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 4,750 (2020 census), area 225.53 km². Borders 8 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishitama District, Tokyo 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

奥多摩町

Reading

Okutama-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishitama District 西多摩郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

4,750 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.2% from 5,234

Area

225.53 km²

Density

21 people per km²

Households

1,984

Under 15

7.1%

65 and over

50.8%

Foreign residents

48 (1.0%)

Code

13308 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.okutama.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Okutama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Chichibu City秩父市(Saitama)
• Hanno City飯能市(Saitama)
• Ome City青梅市
• Akiruno Cityあきる野市
• Hinohara Village檜原村
• Uenohara City上野原市(Yamanashi)
• Kosuge Village小菅村(Yamanashi)
• Tabayama Village丹波山村(Yamanashi)

Questions about Okutama

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

Okutama (奥多摩町) is a town (町, machi) in Tokyo 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 Nishitama District (西多摩郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Okutama?

Okutama is in Tokyo Prefecture (東京都), 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 Okutama?

4,750 at the 2020 census, down 9.2% from 5,234 in 2015. The area is 225.53 km², which is 21 people per km². 1,984 households. 50.8% of residents are 65 or older and 7.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Okutama?

Eight: Chichibu City (秩父市) in Saitama, Hanno City (飯能市) in Saitama, Ome City (青梅市), Akiruno City (あきる野市), Hinohara Village (檜原村), Uenohara City (上野原市) in Yamanashi, Kosuge Village (小菅村) in Yamanashi, and Tabayama Village (丹波山村) in Yamanashi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Okutama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Okutama written in Japanese?

奥多摩町, read Okutama-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 Okutama begin?

東京都西多摩郡奥多摩町… (Tōkyō-to, Nishitama-gun, Okutama-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.