Zamami座間味村

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

Zamami (座間味村, Zamami-son) is a village in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 892 (2020 census), area 16.74 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

座間味村

Reading

Zamami-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

892 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.5% from 870

Area

16.74 km²

Density

53 people per km²

Households

501

Under 15

17.9%

65 and over

21.0%

Foreign residents

15 (1.7%)

Code

47354 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.zamami.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Zamami shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Zamami

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

Zamami (座間味村) 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 Zamami?

Zamami 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 Zamami?

892 at the 2020 census, up 2.5% from 870 in 2015. The area is 16.74 km², which is 53 people per km². 501 households. 21.0% of residents are 65 or older and 17.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Zamami?

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

How is Zamami written in Japanese?

座間味村, read Zamami-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 Zamami begin?

沖縄県島尻郡座間味村… (Okinawa-ken, Shimajiri-gun, Zamami-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.