Motobu本部町

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

Motobu (本部町, Motobu-cho) is a town in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 12,530 (2020 census), area 54.36 km². Borders 2 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

本部町

Reading

Motobu-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

12,530 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.4% from 13,536

Area

54.36 km²

Density

231 people per km²

Households

5,351

Under 15

14.3%

65 and over

32.9%

Foreign residents

136 (1.1%)

Code

47308 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.motobu.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nago City名護市
• Nakijin Village今帰仁村

Questions about Motobu

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

Motobu (本部町) 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 Motobu?

Motobu 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 Motobu?

12,530 at the 2020 census, down 7.4% from 13,536 in 2015. The area is 54.36 km², which is 231 people per km². 5,351 households. 32.9% of residents are 65 or older and 14.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Motobu?

Two: Nago City (名護市) and Nakijin Village (今帰仁村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Motobu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Motobu written in Japanese?

本部町, read Motobu-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 Motobu begin?

沖縄県国頭郡本部町… (Okinawa-ken, Kunigami-gun, Motobu-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.