Obanazawa尾花沢市

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

Obanazawa (尾花沢市, Obanazawa-shi) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 14,971 (2020 census), area 372.53 km². Borders 8 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Yamagata 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

尾花沢市

Reading

Obanazawa-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

14,971 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.7% from 16,953

Area

372.53 km²

Density

40 people per km²

Households

4,883

Under 15

9.7%

65 and over

41.6%

Foreign residents

80 (0.5%)

Code

06212 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.obanazawa.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Aoba Ward青葉区(Miyagi)
• Shikama Town色麻町(Miyagi)
• Kami Town加美町(Miyagi)
• Murayama City村山市
• Higashine City東根市
• Oishida Town大石田町
• Mogami Town最上町
• Funagata Town舟形町

Questions about Obanazawa

Is Obanazawa a city or a prefecture?

Obanazawa (尾花沢市) is a city (市, shi) in Yamagata Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Obanazawa?

Obanazawa is in Yamagata Prefecture (山形県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Obanazawa?

14,971 at the 2020 census, down 11.7% from 16,953 in 2015. The area is 372.53 km², which is 40 people per km². 4,883 households. 41.6% of residents are 65 or older and 9.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Obanazawa?

Eight: Aoba Ward (青葉区) of Sendai in Miyagi, Shikama Town (色麻町) in Miyagi, Kami Town (加美町) in Miyagi, Murayama City (村山市), Higashine City (東根市), Oishida Town (大石田町), Mogami Town (最上町), and Funagata Town (舟形町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Obanazawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Obanazawa written in Japanese?

尾花沢市, read Obanazawa-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 Obanazawa begin?

山形県尾花沢市… (Yamagata-ken, Obanazawa-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.