- Nakijin, Okinawa
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Nakijin
今帰仁村
Nachijin— Village —
FlagLocation of Nakijin in Okinawa Coordinates: 26°40′57″N 127°58′22″E / 26.6825°N 127.97278°ECoordinates: 26°40′57″N 127°58′22″E / 26.6825°N 127.97278°E Country Japan Region Kyūshū Prefecture Okinawa District Kunigami Area – Total 39.87 km2 (15.4 sq mi) Population (2003) – Total 9,529 – Density 239/km2 (619/sq mi) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Website Village of Nakijin Nakijin (今帰仁村 Nakijin-son , Kunigami: Nachizin, Okinawan: Nachijin) is 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. The total area is 39.87 km².
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Education
The village operates its public elementary and junior high schools.
Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates Hokuzan High School[1].
Famous people from Nakijin
- Munetsugu Kayo, boxer
- Seiji Shimota, novelist
- Seizen Nakasone, linguist
- Shokichi Uehara, politician and businessperson
- Shun Medoruma, novelist
See also
External links
Media related to Nakijin, Okinawa at Wikimedia Commons
- Nakijin official website (Japanese)
Categories:- Villages in Okinawa Prefecture
- Port settlements in Japan
- Okinawa geography stubs
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