Nakijin, Okinawa

Nakijin (今帰仁村) is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

, 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.
 * Nakijin Junior High School (今帰仁中学校)
 * Amesoko Elementary School (天底小学校)
 * Kaneshi Elementary School (兼次小学校)
 * Nakijin Elementary School (今帰仁小学校)

Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates Hokuzan High School.

Notable people

 * Seiji Shimota, novelist
 * Shun Medoruma, novelist