Aguni粟国村

Aguni-son. The name ends in 村 (son), the word for village.

Aguni (粟国村, Aguni-son) is a village in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 683 (2020 census), area 7.65 km².

A village (村 / son or mura) in Shimajiri District, Okinawa 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

粟国村

Reading

Aguni-son

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Shimajiri District 島尻郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okinawa 沖縄県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

683 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.0% from 759

Area

7.65 km²

Density

89 people per km²

Households

378

Under 15

12.0%

65 and over

36.9%

Foreign residents

2 (0.3%)

Code

47355 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.aguni.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Aguni shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Aguni

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

Aguni (粟国村) is a village (村, son) in Okinawa 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 Shimajiri District (島尻郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Aguni?

Aguni is in Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Aguni?

683 at the 2020 census, down 10.0% from 759 in 2015. The area is 7.65 km², which is 89 people per km². 378 households. 36.9% of residents are 65 or older and 12.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Aguni?

None. Aguni shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Aguni written in Japanese?

粟国村, read Aguni-son. The last character, 村 (son), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Aguni begin?

沖縄県島尻郡粟国村… (Okinawa-ken, Shimajiri-gun, Aguni-son, …). 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.