Nakijin 
    今帰仁村 Nachizin  | |
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Village  | |
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![]() Location of Nakijin in Okinawa Prefecture  | |
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| Coordinates: 26°40′57″N 127°58′22″E / 26.68250°N 127.97278°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 (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.
- Nakijin Junior High School (今帰仁中学校)[1]
 - Amesoko Elementary School (天底小学校)[2]
 - Kaneshi Elementary School (兼次小学校)[3]
 - Nakijin Elementary School (今帰仁小学校)[4]
 
Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates Hokuzan High School.[5]
Notable people
- Seiji Shimota, novelist
 - Shun Medoruma, novelist
 
See also
Notes
External links
 Media related to Nakijin, Okinawa at Wikimedia Commons- Nakijin official website (in Japanese)
 
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