Kunigami, Okinawa

Kunigami
国頭村
Kunzan (Kunigami), Kunjan (Okinawan)
Kunigami Village
View of Cape Hedo
View of Cape Hedo
Flag of Kunigami
Official seal of Kunigami
Location of Kunigami in Okinawa Prefecture
Location of Kunigami in Okinawa Prefecture
Kunigami is located in Japan
Kunigami
Kunigami
 
Coordinates: 26°44′45″N 128°10′41″E / 26.74583°N 128.17806°E / 26.74583; 128.17806
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu
PrefectureOkinawa Prefecture
Established1 April 1908
Area
 • Total194.80 km2 (75.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total4,908
 • Density25/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
– TreeCastanopsis sieboldii
– Flowering treeSchima wallichii
– FlowerRhododendron tashiroi
– BirdOkinawa rail
– FishGreen humphead parrotfish
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.vill.kunigami.okinawa.jp

Kunigami (国頭村, Kunigami-son, Kunigami: Kunzan, Okinawan: Kunjan, Northern Ryukyuan: くにがみ Kunigami) is a village in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It occupies the north tip of Okinawa Island, with the East China Sea to the west, Pacific Ocean to the east, and villages of Higashi and Ōgimi to the south.[1]

As of 2015, the village has a population of 4,908 and a population density of 25.20 persons per km2. The total area is 194.80 km2.

  1. ^ 国頭村 [Kunigami Village]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Heibonsha. Retrieved 19 November 2016.