Okura大蔵村

Okura-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Okura (大蔵村, Okura-mura) is a village in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 3,028 (2020 census), area 211.63 km². Borders 7 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Mogami 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

大蔵村

Reading

Okura-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Mogami District 最上郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

3,028 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.3% from 3,412

Area

211.63 km²

Density

14 people per km²

Households

945

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

39.2%

Foreign residents

16 (0.5%)

Code

06365 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.ohkura.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Okura. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shinjo City新庄市
• Sagae City寒河江市
• Murayama City村山市
• Nishikawa Town西川町
• Funagata Town舟形町
• Tozawa Village戸沢村
• Shonai Town庄内町

Questions about Okura

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

Okura (大蔵村) is a village (村, mura) in Yamagata Prefecture. A village 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 Mogami District (最上郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Okura?

Okura 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 Okura?

3,028 at the 2020 census, down 11.3% from 3,412 in 2015. The area is 211.63 km², which is 14 people per km². 945 households. 39.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Okura?

Seven: Shinjo City (新庄市), Sagae City (寒河江市), Murayama City (村山市), Nishikawa Town (西川町), Funagata Town (舟形町), Tozawa Village (戸沢村), and Shonai Town (庄内町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Okura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Okura written in Japanese?

大蔵村, read Okura-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Okura begin?

山形県最上郡大蔵村… (Yamagata-ken, Mogami-gun, Okura-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.