Kunigami国頭村

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

Kunigami (国頭村, Kunigami-son) is a village in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 4,517 (2020 census), area 194.8 km². Borders 2 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

国頭村

Reading

Kunigami-son

Kind

Village (村): 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

4,517 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.0% from 4,908

Area

194.8 km²

Density

23 people per km²

Households

1,976

Under 15

13.0%

65 and over

34.3%

Foreign residents

32 (0.7%)

Code

47301 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.kunigami.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Kunigami. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ogimi Village大宜味村
• Higashi Village東村

Questions about Kunigami

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

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

Where is Kunigami?

Kunigami 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 Kunigami?

4,517 at the 2020 census, down 8.0% from 4,908 in 2015. The area is 194.8 km², which is 23 people per km². 1,976 households. 34.3% of residents are 65 or older and 13.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kunigami?

Two: Ogimi Village (大宜味村) and Higashi Village (東村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kunigami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kunigami written in Japanese?

国頭村, read Kunigami-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 Kunigami begin?

沖縄県国頭郡国頭村… (Okinawa-ken, Kunigami-gun, Kunigami-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.