Higashi, Okinawa

Higashi 東村 Agarijima
Village
Location of Higashi in Okinawa Prefecture
Higashi Location in Japan
Coordinates: 26°38′0″N 128°9′25″E / 26.63333°N 128.15694°E / 26.63333; 128.15694Coordinates: 26°38′0″N 128°9′25″E / 26.63333°N 128.15694°E / 26.63333; 128.15694
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Okinawa Prefecture
District	Kunigami
Area
• Total	81.79 km2 (31.58 sq mi)
Population (2003)
• Total	1,876
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	www.vill.higashi.okinawa.jp

Higashi (東村, Higashi-son, Okinawan: Agarijima (東島)) is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 1,876 and a population density of 22.94 persons per km². The total area is 81.79 km².

Notable residents

• Ai Miyazato, golfer

See also

• Yanbaru

External links

• Media related to Higashi, Okinawa at Wikimedia Commons
• Higashi official website (Japanese)

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