Kitadaito北大東村

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

Kitadaito (北大東村, Kitadaito-son) is a village in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 590 (2020 census), area 13.07 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

北大東村

Reading

Kitadaito-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

590 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.2% from 629

Area

13.07 km²

Density

45 people per km²

Households

326

Under 15

16.6%

65 and over

21.5%

Foreign residents

5 (0.8%)

Code

47358 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

vill.kitadaito.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Kitadaito shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Kitadaito

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

Kitadaito (北大東村) 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 Shimajiri District (島尻郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kitadaito?

Kitadaito 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 Kitadaito?

590 at the 2020 census, down 6.2% from 629 in 2015. The area is 13.07 km², which is 45 people per km². 326 households. 21.5% of residents are 65 or older and 16.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kitadaito?

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

How is Kitadaito written in Japanese?

北大東村, read Kitadaito-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 Kitadaito begin?

沖縄県島尻郡北大東村… (Okinawa-ken, Shimajiri-gun, Kitadaito-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.