Higashi東村

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

Higashi (東村, Higashi-son) is a village in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 1,598 (2020 census), area 81.88 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

東村

Reading

Higashi-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

1,598 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.1% from 1,720

Area

81.88 km²

Density

20 people per km²

Households

725

Under 15

12.4%

65 and over

36.7%

Foreign residents

11 (0.7%)

Code

47303 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.higashi.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nago City名護市
• Kunigami Village国頭村
• Ogimi Village大宜味村

Questions about Higashi

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

Higashi (東村) 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 Higashi?

Higashi 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 Higashi?

1,598 at the 2020 census, down 7.1% from 1,720 in 2015. The area is 81.88 km², which is 20 people per km². 725 households. 36.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashi?

Three: Nago City (名護市), Kunigami Village (国頭村), and Ogimi Village (大宜味村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Higashi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashi written in Japanese?

東村, read Higashi-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 Higashi begin?

沖縄県国頭郡東村… (Okinawa-ken, Kunigami-gun, Higashi-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.