Yonabaru与那原町

Yonabaru-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Yonabaru (与那原町, Yonabaru-cho) is a town in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 19,695 (2020 census), area 5.18 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) 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

与那原町

Reading

Yonabaru-cho

Kind

Town (町): 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

19,695 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+7.0% from 18,410

Area

5.18 km²

Density

3,802 people per km²

Households

7,949

Under 15

19.1%

65 and over

20.4%

Foreign residents

113 (0.6%)

Code

47348 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yonabaru.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nanjo City南城市
• Nishihara Town西原町
• Haebaru Town南風原町

Questions about Yonabaru

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

Yonabaru (与那原町) is a town (町, cho) in Okinawa Prefecture. A town 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 Yonabaru?

Yonabaru 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 Yonabaru?

19,695 at the 2020 census, up 7.0% from 18,410 in 2015. The area is 5.18 km², which is 3,802 people per km². 7,949 households. 20.4% of residents are 65 or older and 19.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yonabaru?

Three: Nanjo City (南城市), Nishihara Town (西原町), and Haebaru Town (南風原町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yonabaru in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yonabaru written in Japanese?

与那原町, read Yonabaru-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Yonabaru begin?

沖縄県島尻郡与那原町… (Okinawa-ken, Shimajiri-gun, Yonabaru-cho, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town 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.