Municipality

Ie Village

Local name: 伊江村

Located in Kunigami-gun, Okinawa Coordinates: 26°43′18″ N 127°47′22″ E

Location in Japan

Population: 4,743; 4.7K
Elevation: 74 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside: 2; listed under Ie Village
When to go: November–May; See the climate
Airports: OKA Naha International Airport61 km; RNJ Yoron Airport71 km

About Ie Village

Ie Village is a municipality. Location: Kunigami-gun, Okinawa. Population: 4,743. Elevation: 74 m.

From Wikipedia

Ie (Japanese: 伊江村, Hepburn: Ie-son; Kunigami and Okinawan: Ii) is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The village lies on the island of Iejima. As of 1 October 2020, the village has an estimated population of 4,118 and the density of 180 persons per km2. Ie is in a period of sustained population loss, and has the highest rate of population loss in Okinawa Prefecture. The total area of the village is 22.75 square kilometres (8.78 mi2). Iejima Airport serves the village.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 1908
Area: 22.8 km²
Official website: iejima.org

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Ie Village

Mount Gusuku Kugel~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Ie Village over time

Population of Ie Village over time
2010		4,737
2015		4,260
2021		4,037

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Ie Village

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: November–May.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 24° · Night 19° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month: July (day 31°)
Coldest month: January (night 14°)
Wettest month: June (242 mm)
Driest month: December (106 mm)

19° 14°

21° 16°

23° 19°

26° 21°

29° 24°

31° 26°

30° 25°

27° 22°

24° 19°

21° 16°

Jan

120

Feb

125

Mar

166

Apr

192

May

238

Jun

242

Jul

182

Aug

238

Sep

191

Oct

164

Nov

135

Dec

106

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Ie Village
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	19°	19°	21°	23°	26°	29°	31°	31°	30°	27°	24°	21°
Average low (°C)	14°	14°	16°	19°	21°	24°	26°	26°	25°	22°	19°	16°
Precipitation (mm)	120	125	166	192	238	242	182	238	191	164	135	106

Other places to visit in this season: January February March April May November December

How to get to Ie Village

The nearest airport is Naha International Airport (OKA), 61 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Uruma, 39 km to the south.

Airports

Naha International Airport (OKA) Naha 61 kmsouth
Yoron Airport (RNJ) Yoron 71 kmnortheast
Kumejima Airport (UEO) Kumejima 114 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Uruma Population: 125.3K 39 kmsouth
Okinawa Population: 142.8K 43 kmsouth
Ginowan Population: 100.1K 51 kmsouth
Urasoe Population: 115.7K 52 kmsouth
Naha Population: 317.6K 57 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Ie Village

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 9 natural sites, 20 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

Iejima Island Island 1 kmNW
Minna Shima Island 9 kmS
Mount Gusuku Mountain 2 kmE
Mount Yae Mountain 17 kmSE

25–60 km15 places

Okinawa Island 28 kmSE
Okinawa Islands Island 25 kmE
Izena Jima Island 28 kmNE
Iheya Island Island 40 kmNE

60–100 km10 places

Yoronjima Island 73 kmNE
Kerama Islands Island 73 kmSW
Zamami Island Island 72 kmSW
Aka Island Island 77 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Ie Village

2 places

Ie

Population: 4.2K
Mount Gusuku

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Iejima Island Island, Japan
0.3 km NW
Minna Shima Island, Okinawa
8.6 km S
Motobu Hantō Natural site, Okinawa
16 km SE
Mount Yae Mountain, Motobu Chō
17 km SE