Oshima大島町

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

Oshima (大島町, Oshima-machi) is a town in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 7,102 (2020 census), area 90.76 km².

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ōshima Subprefecture, 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

大島町

Reading

Oshima-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

Subprefecture

Ōshima Subprefecture 大島支庁, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

7,102 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.9% from 7,884

Area

90.76 km²

Density

78 people per km²

Households

3,712

Under 15

10.0%

65 and over

38.2%

Foreign residents

86 (1.2%)

Code

13361 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.oshima.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Oshima shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Oshima

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

Oshima (大島町) 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 Ōshima Subprefecture (大島支庁), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oshima?

Oshima 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 Oshima?

7,102 at the 2020 census, down 9.9% from 7,884 in 2015. The area is 90.76 km², which is 78 people per km². 3,712 households. 38.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oshima?

None. Oshima shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oshima written in Japanese?

大島町, read Oshima-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 Oshima begin?

東京都大島支庁大島町… (Tōkyō-to, Ōshima, Oshima-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.