Oizumi (大泉町) — Population, Map & How to Read It

読み方 · How to read it

Can you read 大泉町?

It reads おおいずみまち — Oizumi Machi.

町 — A town. 町 is read either chō or machi — which one is local convention, and it varies by region. This is one of the classic traps in Japanese place names.

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数字 · By the numbers

Oizumi at a glance

41,681

Population

18 km²

Area

1957

Founded

#583 /1,651

National rank

78

Parks

5

Museums

8

Cafés

地図 · Where it is

Where is Oizumi?

Every dot is one of Japan's 1,651 municipalities, plotted at its real coordinates. Oizumi is marked in red.

36.2333°N, 139.4000°E Open in Google Maps →

近隣 · Nearby

Closest places to Oizumi

Measured as real great-circle distance from Oizumi.

千代田町 Chiyoda Machi
ちよだまち · Gunma 4 km 邑楽町 Ora Machi
おうらまち · Gunma 6 km 太田市 Ota Shi
おおたし · Gunma 7 km 熊谷市 Kumagaya Shi
くまがやし · Saitama 10 km 深谷市 Fukaya Shi
ふかやし · Saitama 11 km 行田市 Gyoda Shi
ぎょうだし · Saitama 12 km

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質問 · Questions

About Oizumi

How do you read 大泉町 in Japanese?

大泉町 is read おおいずみまち (Oizumi Machi). It is a town in Gunma Prefecture.

What does 町 mean at the end of 大泉町?

町 means "town" and is read chō / machi. A town. 町 is read either chō or machi — which one is local convention, and it varies by region. This is one of the classic traps in Japanese place names.

How big is Oizumi?

Oizumi has a population of 41,681 across 18 km², making it the 583rd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 13th largest of the 32 in Gunma.

What towns are near Oizumi?

The closest municipalities to Oizumi are Chiyoda Machi (4 km), Ora Machi (6 km), Ota Shi (7 km).