Oishida大石田町

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

Oishida (大石田町, Oishida-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 6,577 (2020 census), area 79.54 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitamurayama 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

大石田町

Reading

Oishida-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitamurayama District 北村山郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

6,577 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.6% from 7,357

Area

79.54 km²

Density

83 people per km²

Households

2,086

Under 15

9.2%

65 and over

40.0%

Foreign residents

78 (1.2%)

Code

06341 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.oishida.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Oishida. Borders across water are not counted.

• Murayama City村山市
• Obanazawa City尾花沢市
• Funagata Town舟形町

Questions about Oishida

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

Oishida (大石田町) 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 Kitamurayama District (北村山郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oishida?

Oishida 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 Oishida?

6,577 at the 2020 census, down 10.6% from 7,357 in 2015. The area is 79.54 km², which is 83 people per km². 2,086 households. 40.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oishida?

Three: Murayama City (村山市), Obanazawa City (尾花沢市), and Funagata Town (舟形町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oishida in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oishida written in Japanese?

大石田町, read Oishida-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 Oishida begin?

山形県北村山郡大石田町… (Yamagata-ken, Kitamurayama-gun, Oishida-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.