Oe大江町

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

Oe (大江町, Oe-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 7,646 (2020 census), area 154.08 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishimurayama District, Yamagata 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

大江町

Reading

Oe-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishimurayama District 西村山郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

7,646 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.7% from 8,472

Area

154.08 km²

Density

50 people per km²

Households

2,543

Under 15

10.0%

65 and over

39.7%

Foreign residents

87 (1.1%)

Code

06324 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.oe.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Oe. Borders across water are not counted.

• Sagae City寒河江市
• Yamanobe Town山辺町
• Nakayama Town中山町
• Nishikawa Town西川町
• Asahi Town朝日町

Questions about Oe

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

Oe (大江町) is a town (町, machi) in Yamagata 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 Nishimurayama District (西村山郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oe?

Oe 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 Oe?

7,646 at the 2020 census, down 9.7% from 8,472 in 2015. The area is 154.08 km², which is 50 people per km². 2,543 households. 39.7% of residents are 65 or older and 10.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oe?

Five: Sagae City (寒河江市), Yamanobe Town (山辺町), Nakayama Town (中山町), Nishikawa Town (西川町), and Asahi Town (朝日町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oe written in Japanese?

大江町, read Oe-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 Oe begin?

山形県西村山郡大江町… (Yamagata-ken, Nishimurayama-gun, Oe-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.