Tarama多良間村

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

Tarama (多良間村, Tarama-son) is a village in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 1,058 (2020 census), area 22 km².

A village (村 / son or mura) in Miyako 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

多良間村

Reading

Tarama-son

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Miyako District 宮古郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okinawa 沖縄県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

1,058 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.4% from 1,194

Area

22 km²

Density

48 people per km²

Households

466

Under 15

14.2%

65 and over

30.5%

Foreign residents

11 (1.0%)

Code

47375 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.tarama.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Tarama shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Tarama

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

Tarama (多良間村) 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 Miyako District (宮古郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tarama?

Tarama 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 Tarama?

1,058 at the 2020 census, down 11.4% from 1,194 in 2015. The area is 22 km², which is 48 people per km². 466 households. 30.5% of residents are 65 or older and 14.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tarama?

None. Tarama shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tarama written in Japanese?

多良間村, read Tarama-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 Tarama begin?

沖縄県宮古郡多良間村… (Okinawa-ken, Miyako-gun, Tarama-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.