Onna恩納村

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

Onna (恩納村, Onna-son) is a village in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 10,869 (2020 census), area 50.84 km². Borders 6 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

恩納村

Reading

Onna-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

10,869 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.0% from 10,652

Area

50.84 km²

Density

214 people per km²

Households

4,735

Under 15

14.6%

65 and over

24.1%

Foreign residents

743 (6.8%)

Code

47311 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.onna.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nago City名護市
• Okinawa City沖縄市
• Uruma Cityうるま市
• Ginoza Village宜野座村
• Kin Town金武町
• Yomitan Village読谷村

Questions about Onna

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

Onna (恩納村) 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 Onna?

Onna 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 Onna?

10,869 at the 2020 census, up 2.0% from 10,652 in 2015. The area is 50.84 km², which is 214 people per km². 4,735 households. 24.1% of residents are 65 or older and 14.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Onna?

Six: Nago City (名護市), Okinawa City (沖縄市), Uruma City (うるま市), Ginoza Village (宜野座村), Kin Town (金武町), and Yomitan Village (読谷村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Onna in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Onna written in Japanese?

恩納村, read Onna-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 Onna begin?

沖縄県国頭郡恩納村… (Okinawa-ken, Kunigami-gun, Onna-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.