Nakijin, Okinawa

Nakijin 今帰仁村 Nachizin
Village
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Location of Nakijin in Okinawa Prefecture
Nakijin Location in Japan
Coordinates: 26°40′57″N 127°58′22″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu (Okinawa)
Prefecture	Okinawa Prefecture
District	Kunigami
Area
• Total	39.87 km2 (15.39 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	9,529
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	www.nakijin.jp

Nakijin (今帰仁村, Nakijin-son, Kunigami: Nachizin, Okinawan: Nachijin, Northern Ryukyuan: いまきじり Imakijiri) is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, 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.

Education

The village operates its public elementary and junior high schools.

Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates Hokuzan High School.

Notable people

• Seiji Shimota, novelist
• Shun Medoruma, novelist

See also

• Nakijin Castle

External links

• Media related to Nakijin, Okinawa at Wikimedia Commons
• Nakijin official website (in Japanese)