Oguni小国町

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

Oguni (小国町, Oguni-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 7,107 (2020 census), area 737.56 km². Borders 9 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishiokitama 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

小国町

Reading

Oguni-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishiokitama District 西置賜郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

7,107 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.7% from 7,868

Area

737.56 km²

Density

10 people per km²

Households

2,810

Under 15

9.7%

65 and over

40.6%

Foreign residents

56 (0.8%)

Code

06401 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.oguni.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Oguni. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nagai City長井市
• Nishikawa Town西川町
• Asahi Town朝日町
• Iide Town飯豊町
• Kitakata City喜多方市(Fukushima)
• Shibata City新発田市(Niigata)
• Murakami City村上市(Niigata)
• Tainai City胎内市(Niigata)
• Sekikawa Village関川村(Niigata)

Questions about Oguni

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

Oguni (小国町) 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 Nishiokitama District (西置賜郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oguni?

Oguni 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 Oguni?

7,107 at the 2020 census, down 9.7% from 7,868 in 2015. The area is 737.56 km², which is 10 people per km². 2,810 households. 40.6% of residents are 65 or older and 9.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oguni?

Nine: Nagai City (長井市), Nishikawa Town (西川町), Asahi Town (朝日町), Iide Town (飯豊町), Kitakata City (喜多方市) in Fukushima, Shibata City (新発田市) in Niigata, Murakami City (村上市) in Niigata, Tainai City (胎内市) in Niigata, and Sekikawa Village (関川村) in Niigata. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oguni in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oguni written in Japanese?

小国町, read Oguni-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 Oguni begin?

山形県西置賜郡小国町… (Yamagata-ken, Nishiokitama-gun, Oguni-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.