Ome青梅市

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

Ome (青梅市, Ome-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 133,535 (2020 census), area 103.31 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Tokyo 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

青梅市

Reading

Ome-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

133,535 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.8% from 137,381

Area

103.31 km²

Density

1,293 people per km²

Households

56,523

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

31.9%

Foreign residents

1,916 (1.4%)

Code

13205 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.ome.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hanno City飯能市(Saitama)
• Iruma City入間市(Saitama)
• Hamura City羽村市
• Akiruno Cityあきる野市
• Mizuho Town瑞穂町
• Hinode Town日の出町
• Okutama Town奥多摩町

Questions about Ome

Is Ome a city or a prefecture?

Ome (青梅市) is a city (市, shi) in Tokyo Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Ome?

Ome 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 Ome?

133,535 at the 2020 census, down 2.8% from 137,381 in 2015. The area is 103.31 km², which is 1,293 people per km². 56,523 households. 31.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ome?

Seven: Hanno City (飯能市) in Saitama, Iruma City (入間市) in Saitama, Hamura City (羽村市), Akiruno City (あきる野市), Mizuho Town (瑞穂町), Hinode Town (日の出町), and Okutama Town (奥多摩町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ome in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ome written in Japanese?

青梅市, read Ome-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 Ome begin?

東京都青梅市… (Tōkyō-to, Ome-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.