Tonaki渡名喜村

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

Tonaki (渡名喜村, Tonaki-son) is a village in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 346 (2020 census), area 3.87 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

渡名喜村

Reading

Tonaki-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

346 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-19.5% from 430

Area

3.87 km²

Density

89 people per km²

Households

224

Under 15

8.4%

65 and over

41.3%

Foreign residents

2 (0.6%)

Code

47356 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.tonaki.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Tonaki shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Tonaki

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

Tonaki (渡名喜村) 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 Tonaki?

Tonaki 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 Tonaki?

346 at the 2020 census, down 19.5% from 430 in 2015. The area is 3.87 km², which is 89 people per km². 224 households. 41.3% of residents are 65 or older and 8.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tonaki?

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

How is Tonaki written in Japanese?

渡名喜村, read Tonaki-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 Tonaki begin?

沖縄県島尻郡渡名喜村… (Okinawa-ken, Shimajiri-gun, Tonaki-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.