page_title: Owego (village), New York
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Owego (village), New York / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: The Susquehanna River in Owego, New York
context_page_description: Owego is a village in and the county seat of Tioga County, New York, United States. The population was 3,896 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is derived from the Iroquois word Ahwaga, meaning where the valley widens.
  The Village of Owego is by the west town line of the Town of Owego and is west of Binghamton, New York.
  Owego is one of only twelve villages in New York still incorporated under a charter; all other New York villages have incorporated or re-incorporated under the provisions of Village Law.
context_section_description: According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km²), of which, 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (8.12%) is water.
  Owego is on the Susquehanna River where the Owego Creek flows into the Susquehanna from the north.
  A bridge connects the village to the Southern Tier Expressway (New York State Route 17), which is on the south side of the river. 
  Owego is located on NY-17C, south of the junction of NY-96 and  NY-38.
caption: The Susquehanna River in Owego
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