Kumejima久米島町

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

Kumejima (久米島町, Kumejima-cho) is a town in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 7,192 (2020 census), area 63.65 km².

A town (町 / chō or machi) 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

久米島町

Reading

Kumejima-cho

Kind

Town (町): 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

7,192 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.3% from 7,755

Area

63.65 km²

Density

113 people per km²

Households

3,338

Under 15

14.9%

65 and over

29.9%

Foreign residents

35 (0.5%)

Code

47361 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kumejima.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Kumejima shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Kumejima

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

Kumejima (久米島町) 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 Shimajiri District (島尻郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kumejima?

Kumejima 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 Kumejima?

7,192 at the 2020 census, down 7.3% from 7,755 in 2015. The area is 63.65 km², which is 113 people per km². 3,338 households. 29.9% of residents are 65 or older and 14.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kumejima?

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

How is Kumejima written in Japanese?

久米島町, read Kumejima-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 Kumejima begin?

沖縄県島尻郡久米島町… (Okinawa-ken, Shimajiri-gun, Kumejima-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.