Iheya伊平屋村

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

Iheya (伊平屋村, Iheya-son) is a village in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 1,126 (2020 census), area 21.82 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

伊平屋村

Reading

Iheya-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

1,126 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.0% from 1,238

Area

21.82 km²

Density

52 people per km²

Households

518

Under 15

17.3%

65 and over

29.6%

Foreign residents

8 (0.7%)

Code

47359 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.iheya.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Iheya shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Iheya

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

Iheya (伊平屋村) 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 Iheya?

Iheya 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 Iheya?

1,126 at the 2020 census, down 9.0% from 1,238 in 2015. The area is 21.82 km², which is 52 people per km². 518 households. 29.6% of residents are 65 or older and 17.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Iheya?

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

How is Iheya written in Japanese?

伊平屋村, read Iheya-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 Iheya begin?

沖縄県島尻郡伊平屋村… (Okinawa-ken, Shimajiri-gun, Iheya-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.