Iheya, Okinawa Explained

Iheya
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:Village
Seal Type:Emblem
Pushpin Map:Japan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Japan
Coordinates:27.0392°N 127.9686°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kyushu (Okinawa)
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Okinawa Prefecture
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Shimajiri
Extinct Title:Now part of
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Vice Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:21.72
Population Total:1,214
Population As Of:October 1, 2016
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:JST
Utc Offset1:+09:00
Blank Name Sec1:City hall address

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

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.

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

The village includes five wards.[3]

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

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.

Education

Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates high schools elsewhere in the prefecture.

Cultural Properties

Cultural Properties

Folk Cultural Properties

Historic Sites

Places of scenic beauty

Natural Monuments

Notable residents

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.[8] [9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kadokawa Nihon chimei daijiten . 1978–1990 . Kadokawa Shoten . 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. . 4-04-001490-1 . Tōkyō . 502033394.
  2. https://www.vill.iheya.okinawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/28.pdf
  3. Web site: 沖縄県 島尻郡伊平屋村の郵便番号 - 日本郵便 . 2024-10-03 . www.post.japanpost.jp.
  4. https://okiu1972.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/2621/files/24328235_5_domae_ryohei.pdf
  5. Web site: 伊平屋中学校. Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education. 2022-12-04.
  6. Web site: 伊平屋小学校. Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education. 2022-12-04.
  7. Web site: 観光ガイドマップ . 2024-10-04 . 伊平屋村ホームページ . ja.
  8. Book: House, United States Congress . Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States . 1964 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 340 . en.
  9. Web site: 2016-01-01 . United States Treaties and Other International Agreements - Google Books . https://web.archive.org/web/20160101093357/https://books.google.com/books?id=ChGQAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA449 . 2016-01-01 . 2022-10-21 .