Kunigami District, Okinawa
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Districts of Japan
The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...
located in Okinawa
Okinawa Prefecture
is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Roughly translated, kunigami means "head of the country", referring to its northern location on the island of Okinawa. Compare this to Shimajiri District, Okinawa
Shimajiri District, Okinawa
is a district located in Okinawa, Japan. Roughly translated, Shimajiri means "Butt of the island" which refers to its southerly position on the island of Okinawa. Compare this to Kunigami District, Okinawa....
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As of 2003, the district has an estimated population
Population
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of 64,670 and the density
Population density
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of 112.19 persons per km². The total area is 576.43 km².
Kunigami district includes a section of Okinawa Island
Okinawa Island
Okinawa Island is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, and is home to Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. The island has an area of...
and several smaller islands.
Towns and villages
- GinozaGinoza, Okinawais a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 4,983 and a population density of 159.30 persons per km²...
- HigashiHigashi, Okinawais a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 1,876 and a population density of 22.94 persons per km². The total area is 81.79 km².- External links :*...
- IeIe, Okinawais a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan. The village lies on the island of Iejima.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 5,128 and the density of 225.41 persons per km². The total area is 22.75 km²....
- KinKin, Okinawais a town located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 11,037 and a density of 294 persons per km². The total area is 37.57 km²....
- KunigamiKunigami, Okinawais a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 5,629 and a population density of 28.90 persons per km². The total area is 194.80 km².-External links:*...
- MotobuMotobu, Okinawais a town located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 14,481 and a density of 266.69 persons per km²...
- NakijinNakijin, Okinawais a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 9,529 and a population density of 239.00 persons per km²...
- OnnaOnna, Okinawais a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 9,333 and a population density of 183.83 persons per km². The total area is 50.77 km²....
- ŌgimiOgimi, Okinawais a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 3,308 and a population density of 52.41 persons per km²...
Transportation
The portion of the district on Okinawa is served by Naha AirportNaha Airport
-Incidents:* On December 1, 1994, Ramzi Yousef planted a bomb on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, with the intent of mass murder. The bomb exploded on the Boeing 747-283B en route from Cebu to Tokyo, killing one passenger...
in nearby Naha.
Ie has the Iejima Airport
Iejima Airport
is located the island of Iejima in Ie, Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The runways were part of the Ie Shima Airfield complex built during World War II.-External links:*...
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Education
The individual towns and villages operate their public elementary and junior high schools.Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education
Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education
Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education is the prefectural education agency of Okinawa Prefecture in Japan.The board oversees municipal school districts in Okinawa and directly operates many high schools.-Schools directly operated by the agency:-Ginowan:...
operates the following public high schools in the district:
- Ginoza High Schoolhttp://www.ginoza-h.open.ed.jp/ (GinozaGinoza, Okinawais a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 4,983 and a population density of 159.30 persons per km²...
) - Hentona High Schoolhttp://www.hentona-h.open.ed.jp/ (OgimiOgimi, Okinawais a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 3,308 and a population density of 52.41 persons per km²...
) - Hokuzan High Schoolhttp://www.hokuzan-h.open.ed.jp/ (NakijinNakijin, Okinawais a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 9,529 and a population density of 239.00 persons per km²...
) - Motobu High Schoolhttp://www.motobu-h.open.ed.jp/ (MotobuMotobu, Okinawais a town located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 14,481 and a density of 266.69 persons per km²...
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