Ōshima, Yamaguchi

This article is about the former town in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. There are other places in Japan with the same name, see Oshima.

Ōshima (大島町, Ōshima-chō^?) was a town located in Ōshima District, Yamaguchi, Japan.

On October 1, 2004 Ōshima was merged with towns of Kuka, Tachibana, and Tōwa, all from Ōshima District, to form the new town of Suō-Ōshima.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,072 and a density of 149.55 persons per km². The total area was 47.29 km².

External links

• Official website of Suō-Ōshima (in Japanese)