Kunigami District, Okinawa
- Kunigami District, Okinawa
Kunigami (国頭郡; -gun Okinawan: "Kunjan") is a district located in Okinawa, Japan. Roughly translated, kunigami means "head of the country", referring to its northern location on the island of Okinawa. Compare this to Shimajiri District, Okinawa.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 64,670 and the density of 112.19 persons per km². The total area is 576.43 km².
Kunigami district includes a section of Okinawa Island and several smaller islands.
Towns and villages
*Ginoza
*Higashi
*Ie
*Kin
*Kunigami
*Motobu
*Nakijin
*Onna
*Ogimi
Transportation
The portion of the district on Okinawa is served by Naha Airport in nearby Naha.Ie has the Iejima Airport.
Education
The individual towns and villages operate their public elementary and junior high schools.
Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates the following public high schools in the district:
* Ginoza High School [http://www.ginoza-h.open.ed.jp/] (Ginoza)
* Hentona High School [http://www.hentona-h.open.ed.jp/] (Ogimi)
* Hokuzan High School [http://www.hokuzan-h.open.ed.jp/] (Nakijin)
* Motobu High School [http://www.motobu-h.open.ed.jp/] (Motobu)
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