Kunigami, Okinawa
Kunigami
国頭村 Kunzan (Kunigami), Kunjan (Okinawan) | |
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Kunigami Village | |
UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
– Tree | Castanopsis sieboldii |
– Flowering tree | Schima wallichii |
– Flower | Rhododendron tashiroi |
– Bird | Okinawa rail |
– Fish | Green humphead parrotfish |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | www |
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.
History
According to
Geography
Kunigami is mountainous, with over 80% of the land area covered by
- Mount Yonaha (503 m), the highest mountain on Okinawa Island
- Mount Nishime (西銘岳) (420 m)
- Mount Terukubi (照首山) (395 m)
- Aha River (安波川)
- Benoki River (辺野喜川)
- Adaka Island (安田ヶ島)
- Cape Hedo
- Kayauchibanta Shell Mound (カヤウチバンタ貝塚)
- Camp Gonsalves
- Yanbaru National Park
Neighbouring municipalities
Climate
Climate data for Kunigami (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 25.3 (77.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
28.8 (83.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
24.0 (75.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 143.9 (5.67) |
159.7 (6.29) |
194.6 (7.66) |
199.4 (7.85) |
281.8 (11.09) |
342.8 (13.50) |
199.6 (7.86) |
230.3 (9.07) |
271.5 (10.69) |
225.9 (8.89) |
189.5 (7.46) |
155.2 (6.11) |
2,594.1 (102.13) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.4 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 14.9 | 10.1 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 153 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 77.6 | 82.8 | 113.0 | 126.9 | 145.0 | 170.7 | 245.1 | 218.6 | 167.5 | 130.2 | 94.0 | 79.8 | 1,651.1 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[4][5] |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1920 | 11,525 | — |
1925 | 10,112 | −12.3% |
1930 | 10,417 | +3.0% |
1935 | 10,460 | +0.4% |
1940 | 9,969 | −4.7% |
1950 | 12,000 | +20.4% |
1955 | 11,267 | −6.1% |
1960 | 10,653 | −5.4% |
1965 | 9,192 | −13.7% |
1970 | 7,324 | −20.3% |
1975 | 6,568 | −10.3% |
1980 | 6,873 | +4.6% |
1985 | 6,510 | −5.3% |
1990 | 6,114 | −6.1% |
1995 | 6,015 | −1.6% |
2000 | 5,825 | −3.2% |
2005 | 5,546 | −4.8% |
2010 | 5,118 | −7.7% |
2015 | 4,908 | −4.1% |
Source: Statistics Bureau [1] |
Education
There is one municipal junior high school, Kunigami Junior High School (国頭中学校).[6]
Kunigami has the following municipal elementary schools:[6]
- Ada (安田小学校)
- Aha (安波小学校)
- Hentona (辺土名小学校)
- Oku (奥小学校)
- Okuma (奥間小学校)
The following municipal elementary schools are permanently closed:[6]
- Kitaguni Elementary School (北国小学校)
- Sate Elementary School (佐手小学校)
There is one municipal kindergarten, Kunigami Nursery School (くにがみこども園).[6]
See also
References
- ^ Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei(in Japanese). Heibonsha. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ 国頭村 [Kunigami Village] (in Japanese). Kunigami Village. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ 観測史上1~10位の値(年間を通じての値). JMA. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値). JMA. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "教育". Kunigami. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
External links
- Kunigami official website (in Japanese)