Municipality

Kin Chō

Local name: 金武町

Located in Kunigami-gun, Okinawa Coordinates: 26°27′55″ N 127°54′07″ E

Location in Japan

Population: 11,423; 11.4K
Elevation: 67 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside: 2; listed under Kin Chō
When to go: November–May; See the climate
Airports: OKA Naha International Airport40 km; RNJ Yoron Airport81 km

About Kin Chō

Kin Chō is a municipality. Location: Kunigami-gun, Okinawa. Population: 11,423. Elevation: 67 m.

From Wikipedia

Kin (Japanese: 金武町, Hepburn: Kin-chō; Kunigami and Okinawan: Chin) is a town located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. On 1 October 2020, the town had an estimated population of 10,806 and a density of 290 persons per km2. The total area of Kin is 37.57 square kilometres (14.51 mi2). 59% of the land area of Kin remains under control of the United States military, the highest percentage of any municipality in Okinawa Prefecture.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 1980
Area: 37.8 km²
Official website: town.kin.okinawa.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Kin Chō

Ginoza
Uruma

Population of Kin Chō over time

Population of Kin Chō over time
2010		11,066
2015		11,232
2021		11,252

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kin Chō

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: November–May.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 24° · Night 20° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month: July (day 31°)
Coldest month: January (night 14°)
Wettest month: May (240 mm)
Driest month: December (109 mm)

19° 14°

21° 16°

23° 19°

26° 21°

29° 24°

31° 26°

29° 25°

27° 23°

24° 20°

21° 16°

Jan

121

Feb

126

Mar

168

Apr

191

May

240

Jun

233

Jul

170

Aug

232

Sep

189

Oct

168

Nov

134

Dec

109

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 Kin Chō
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	19°	19°	21°	23°	26°	29°	31°	31°	29°	27°	24°	21°
Average low (°C)	14°	14°	16°	19°	21°	24°	26°	26°	25°	23°	20°	16°
Precipitation (mm)	121	126	168	191	240	233	170	232	189	168	134	109

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

How to get to Kin Chō

The nearest airport is Naha International Airport (OKA), 40 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Uruma, 11 km to the southwest.