Tokashiki渡嘉敷村

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

Tokashiki (渡嘉敷村, Tokashiki-son) is a village in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 718 (2020 census), area 19.23 km².

A village (村 / son or mura) in Shimajiri 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

渡嘉敷村

Reading

Tokashiki-son

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Shimajiri District 島尻郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okinawa 沖縄県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

718 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.6% from 730

Area

19.23 km²

Density

37 people per km²

Households

389

Under 15

19.2%

65 and over

20.3%

Foreign residents

6 (0.8%)

Code

47353 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.tokashiki.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Tokashiki shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Tokashiki

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

Tokashiki (渡嘉敷村) 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 Shimajiri District (島尻郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tokashiki?

Tokashiki 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 Tokashiki?

718 at the 2020 census, down 1.6% from 730 in 2015. The area is 19.23 km², which is 37 people per km². 389 households. 20.3% of residents are 65 or older and 19.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tokashiki?

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

How is Tokashiki written in Japanese?

渡嘉敷村, read Tokashiki-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 Tokashiki begin?

沖縄県島尻郡渡嘉敷村… (Okinawa-ken, Shimajiri-gun, Tokashiki-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.