Izena伊是名村

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

Izena (伊是名村, Izena-son) is a village in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 1,322 (2020 census), area 15.43 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

伊是名村

Reading

Izena-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

1,322 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.9% from 1,517

Area

15.43 km²

Density

86 people per km²

Households

637

Under 15

15.7%

65 and over

30.9%

Foreign residents

23 (1.7%)

Code

47360 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

vill.izena.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Izena shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Izena

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

Izena (伊是名村) 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 Izena?

Izena 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 Izena?

1,322 at the 2020 census, down 12.9% from 1,517 in 2015. The area is 15.43 km², which is 86 people per km². 637 households. 30.9% of residents are 65 or older and 15.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Izena?

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

How is Izena written in Japanese?

伊是名村, read Izena-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 Izena begin?

沖縄県島尻郡伊是名村… (Okinawa-ken, Shimajiri-gun, Izena-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.