Ginoza宜野座村

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

Ginoza (宜野座村, Ginoza-son) is a village in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 5,833 (2020 census), area 31.3 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Kunigami 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

宜野座村

Reading

Ginoza-son

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Kunigami District 国頭郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okinawa 沖縄県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

5,833 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.2% from 5,597

Area

31.3 km²

Density

186 people per km²

Households

2,239

Under 15

19.8%

65 and over

25.6%

Foreign residents

43 (0.7%)

Code

47313 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.ginoza.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Ginoza. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nago City名護市
• Onna Village恩納村
• Kin Town金武町

Questions about Ginoza

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

Ginoza (宜野座村) 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 Kunigami District (国頭郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ginoza?

Ginoza 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 Ginoza?

5,833 at the 2020 census, up 4.2% from 5,597 in 2015. The area is 31.3 km², which is 186 people per km². 2,239 households. 25.6% of residents are 65 or older and 19.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ginoza?

Three: Nago City (名護市), Onna Village (恩納村), and Kin Town (金武町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ginoza in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ginoza written in Japanese?

宜野座村, read Ginoza-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 Ginoza begin?

沖縄県国頭郡宜野座村… (Okinawa-ken, Kunigami-gun, Ginoza-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.