Nishihara西原町

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

Nishihara (西原町, Nishihara-cho) is a town in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 34,984 (2020 census), area 15.9 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nakagami 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

西原町

Reading

Nishihara-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nakagami District 中頭郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okinawa 沖縄県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

34,984 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.4% from 34,508

Area

15.9 km²

Density

2,200 people per km²

Households

13,610

Under 15

16.2%

65 and over

21.7%

Foreign residents

575 (1.6%)

Code

47329 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nishihara.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Nishihara. Borders across water are not counted.

• Naha City那覇市
• Ginowan City宜野湾市
• Urasoe City浦添市
• Nakagusuku Village中城村
• Yonabaru Town与那原町
• Haebaru Town南風原町

Questions about Nishihara

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

Nishihara (西原町) 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 Nakagami District (中頭郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nishihara?

Nishihara 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 Nishihara?

34,984 at the 2020 census, up 1.4% from 34,508 in 2015. The area is 15.9 km², which is 2,200 people per km². 13,610 households. 21.7% of residents are 65 or older and 16.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishihara?

Six: Naha City (那覇市), Ginowan City (宜野湾市), Urasoe City (浦添市), Nakagusuku Village (中城村), Yonabaru Town (与那原町), and Haebaru Town (南風原町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nishihara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nishihara written in Japanese?

西原町, read Nishihara-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 Nishihara begin?

沖縄県中頭郡西原町… (Okinawa-ken, Nakagami-gun, Nishihara-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.