Kunigami District, Okinawa

Kunigami District (in blue) in Okinawa Prefecture

Kunigami (国頭郡, Kunigami-gun, Okinawan: Kunjan) is a district located in Okinawa Prefecture, 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

• Kin
• Motobu
• Ginoza
• Higashi
• Ie
• Kunigami
• Nakijin
• Onna
• Ōgimi

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 (Ginoza)
• Hentona High School (Ogimi)
• Hokuzan High School (Nakijin)
• Motobu High School (Motobu)

Okinawa Prefecture
Naha (capital)
Core city	Naha
Cities	Ginowan Ishigaki Itoman Miyakojima Nago Nanjō Okinawa Tomigusuku Urasoe Uruma
Miyako District	Tarama
Yaeyama District	Taketomi Yonaguni
Kunigami District	Kin Motobu Ginoza Higashi Ie Kunigami Nakijin Onna Ōgimi
Nakagami District	Chatan Kadena Nishihara Kitanakagusuku Nakagusuku Yomitan
Shimajiri District	Haebaru Kumejima Yaese Yonabaru Aguni Iheya Izena Kitadaitō Minamidaitō Tokashiki Tonaki Zamami
List of mergers in Okinawa Prefecture Hydrographic Cape Hedo Cape Irizaki Henoko Bay Kokuba River Lake Man Miyako Strait Nakagusuku Bay

Coordinates: 26°38′30″N 128°07′48″E / 26.64167°N 128.13000°E / 26.64167; 128.13000