Nakijin今帰仁村

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

Nakijin (今帰仁村, Nakijin-son) is a village in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 8,894 (2020 census), area 39.93 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

今帰仁村

Reading

Nakijin-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

8,894 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.7% from 9,531

Area

39.93 km²

Density

223 people per km²

Households

3,541

Under 15

15.0%

65 and over

33.9%

Foreign residents

44 (0.5%)

Code

47306 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.nakijin.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nago City名護市
• Motobu Town本部町

Questions about Nakijin

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

Nakijin (今帰仁村) 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 Nakijin?

Nakijin 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 Nakijin?

8,894 at the 2020 census, down 6.7% from 9,531 in 2015. The area is 39.93 km², which is 223 people per km². 3,541 households. 33.9% of residents are 65 or older and 15.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nakijin?

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

How is Nakijin written in Japanese?

今帰仁村, read Nakijin-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 Nakijin begin?

沖縄県国頭郡今帰仁村… (Okinawa-ken, Kunigami-gun, Nakijin-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.