Kin金武町

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

Kin (金武町, Kin-cho) is a town in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 10,806 (2020 census), area 37.84 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) 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

金武町

Reading

Kin-cho

Kind

Town (町): 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

10,806 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.8% from 11,232

Area

37.84 km²

Density

286 people per km²

Households

4,657

Under 15

17.3%

65 and over

27.8%

Foreign residents

101 (0.9%)

Code

47314 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kin.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Uruma Cityうるま市
• Onna Village恩納村
• Ginoza Village宜野座村

Questions about Kin

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

Kin (金武町) 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 Kunigami District (国頭郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kin?

Kin 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 Kin?

10,806 at the 2020 census, down 3.8% from 11,232 in 2015. The area is 37.84 km², which is 286 people per km². 4,657 households. 27.8% of residents are 65 or older and 17.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kin?

Three: Uruma City (うるま市), Onna Village (恩納村), and Ginoza Village (宜野座村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kin in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kin written in Japanese?

金武町, read Kin-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 Kin begin?

沖縄県国頭郡金武町… (Okinawa-ken, Kunigami-gun, Kin-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.