Kadena嘉手納町

Kadena-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Kadena (嘉手納町, Kadena-cho) is a town in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 13,521 (2020 census), area 15.12 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nakagami 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

嘉手納町

Reading

Kadena-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nakagami District 中頭郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okinawa 沖縄県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

13,521 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.2% from 13,685

Area

15.12 km²

Density

894 people per km²

Households

5,220

Under 15

17.1%

65 and over

24.4%

Foreign residents

101 (0.7%)

Code

47325 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kadena.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Okinawa City沖縄市
• Yomitan Village読谷村
• Chatan Town北谷町

Questions about Kadena

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

Kadena (嘉手納町) is a town (町, cho) in Okinawa Prefecture. A town 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 Nakagami District (中頭郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kadena?

Kadena 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 Kadena?

13,521 at the 2020 census, down 1.2% from 13,685 in 2015. The area is 15.12 km², which is 894 people per km². 5,220 households. 24.4% of residents are 65 or older and 17.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kadena?

Three: Okinawa City (沖縄市), Yomitan Village (読谷村), and Chatan Town (北谷町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kadena in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kadena written in Japanese?

嘉手納町, read Kadena-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kadena begin?

沖縄県中頭郡嘉手納町… (Okinawa-ken, Nakagami-gun, Kadena-cho, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town 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.