Ogimi大宜味村

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

Ogimi (大宜味村, Ogimi-son) is a village in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 3,092 (2020 census), area 63.55 km². Borders 3 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

大宜味村

Reading

Ogimi-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

3,092 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.0% from 3,060

Area

63.55 km²

Density

49 people per km²

Households

1,308

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

37.1%

Foreign residents

23 (0.7%)

Code

47302 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.ogimi.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Ogimi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nago City名護市
• Kunigami Village国頭村
• Higashi Village東村

Questions about Ogimi

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

Ogimi (大宜味村) 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 Ogimi?

Ogimi 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 Ogimi?

3,092 at the 2020 census, up 1.0% from 3,060 in 2015. The area is 63.55 km², which is 49 people per km². 1,308 households. 37.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ogimi?

Three: Nago City (名護市), Kunigami Village (国頭村), and Higashi Village (東村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ogimi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ogimi written in Japanese?

大宜味村, read Ogimi-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 Ogimi begin?

沖縄県国頭郡大宜味村… (Okinawa-ken, Kunigami-gun, Ogimi-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.