Yomitan読谷村

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

Yomitan (読谷村, Yomitan-son) is a village in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 41,206 (2020 census), area 35.28 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Nakagami 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

読谷村

Reading

Yomitan-son

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Nakagami District 中頭郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okinawa 沖縄県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

41,206 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+4.3% from 39,504

Area

35.28 km²

Density

1,168 people per km²

Households

15,672

Under 15

17.2%

65 and over

22.0%

Foreign residents

758 (1.8%)

Code

47324 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.yomitan.okinawa.jp/index.html

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Okinawa City沖縄市
• Onna Village恩納村
• Kadena Town嘉手納町

Questions about Yomitan

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

Yomitan (読谷村) 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 Nakagami District (中頭郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yomitan?

Yomitan 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 Yomitan?

41,206 at the 2020 census, up 4.3% from 39,504 in 2015. The area is 35.28 km², which is 1,168 people per km². 15,672 households. 22.0% of residents are 65 or older and 17.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yomitan?

Three: Okinawa City (沖縄市), Onna Village (恩納村), and Kadena Town (嘉手納町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yomitan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yomitan written in Japanese?

読谷村, read Yomitan-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 Yomitan begin?

沖縄県中頭郡読谷村… (Okinawa-ken, Nakagami-gun, Yomitan-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.