It reads おがし — Oga Shi. This is one of the harder names in the country: small municipalities are exactly where Japan's nandoku chimei (難読地名, "hard-to-read place names") live.
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Oga is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2023, the city has an estimated population of 24,687 in 12,496 households, and a population density of 100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 240.80 square kilometres (92.97 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Oga.
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男鹿市 is read おがし (Oga Shi). It is a city in Akita Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Oga has a population of 24,690 across 241 km², making it the 812th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 11th largest of the 24 in Akita.
The closest municipalities to Oga are Katagami Shi (12 km), Ogata Mura (17 km), Ikawa Machi (19 km).