Iheya, Okinawa
Iheya
伊平屋村 Ihyaa | |
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Village | |
 Iheya village office | |
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 Location of Iheya in Okinawa Prefecture | |
  Iheya Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 27°2′21″N 127°58′7″E / 27.03917°N 127.96861°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu (Okinawa) |
| Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture |
| District | Shimajiri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.72 km2 (8.39 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2016) | |
| • Total | 1,214 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Website | www |
Iheya (伊平屋村, Iheya-son, Okinawan: Ihyaa, also known as Kushijii (後地)) is a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It encompasses the island of Iheya.[1]
As of October 2016, the village has an estimated population of 1,214 and the density of 56 persons per km2. The total area is 21.72 km2.
Geography
[edit]Iheya Village includes the islands of Iheya and Noho, that are linked together through the Noho-Ōhashi Bridge. Most of the land is covered with forests and a part is registered as “agriculture promotion area” (農業振興地域).[2]
Iheya Village has an area of 2172ha (21.72 km²), the land use survey of 2006 showed that 1146 ha (52.8%) were mountain forests, 285 ha (13.1%) were agricultural dry fields, 206 ha (9.5%) were moorlands, 123 ha (5.7%) were paddy fields, 37 ha (1.7%) were residential and 25 ha (1.2%) consisted in protective woods.[2]
Iheya has given its name to a few species, including Iheyahigekusa grass (Schoenus calostachyus), Iheyayamatakamaimai snail (Satsuma iheyaensis) or Iheyatokagemodoki lizard (Goniurosaurus toyamai).
Administrative divisions
[edit]The village includes five wards.[3]
- Dana (田名)
- Gakiya (我喜屋)
- Maedomari (前泊)
- Noho (野甫)
- Shimajiri (島尻)
Dana, Maedomari, Gakiya and Shimajiri are on Iheya Island and Noho on Noho Island. Dana is sheltered on three sides by mountains, but Maedomari, Gakiya and Shimajiri are on alluvial deposits along the coast.[4]
Climate
[edit]Ihaya Village is located in the subtropical zone. The dominant wind blows south-south-west, with a change for a north-north-west wind from autumn to winter. The annual mean precipitations are relatively high, around 2000 mm but vary highly by seasons. Agricultural products may be damaged by typhoons or by droughts in summer and autumn.[2]
Education
[edit]Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates high schools elsewhere in the prefecture.
Notable residents
[edit]On May 25, 1964, Hihei Shiroma of Iheya petitioned the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs for the return of Okinawa to Japan, alongside Seigen Ukumoto of Nakazato, Okinawa and Heiryo Chibana of Yomitan, Okinawa, 8 years prior to the return of Okinawa to Japanese administrative control in 1972.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Kadokawa Nihon chimei daijiten. Rizō Takeuchi, 竹內理三, Kadokawa Nihon Chimei Daijiten Hensan Iinkai, 「角川日本地名大辞典」編纂委員会. Tōkyō: Kadokawa Shoten. 1978–1990. ISBN 4-04-001490-1. OCLC 502033394.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b c [1]沖縄県伊平屋村公共施設用地等土地利用計画
- ^ "沖縄県 島尻郡伊平屋村の郵便番号 - 日本郵便". www.post.japanpost.jp. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ [2]伊平屋・伊是名 : その地理的概況
- ^ "伊平屋中学校". Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ "伊平屋小学校". Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ House, United States Congress (1964). Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 340.
- ^ "United States Treaties and Other International Agreements - Google Books". 2016-01-01. Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
External links
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Media related to Iheya, Okinawa at Wikimedia Commons- Village of Iheya (in Japanese)
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