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Municipality

Chatan Chō

Local name: 北谷町

Located in Nakagami, Okinawa Coordinates: 26°19′17″ N 127°45′52″ E

Map showing the location of Chatan Chō Chatan Chō
Location in Japan
Population
28,566
28.6K
Elevation
32 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
1
listed under Chatan Chō
When to go
November–May
See the climate
Airports
OKA Naha International Airport19 km
RNJ Yoron Airport102 km

About Chatan Chō

Chatan Chō is a municipality. Location: Nakagami, Okinawa. Population: 28,566. Elevation: 32 m.

From Wikipedia

Chatan (北谷町, Chatan-chō; Okinawan: Chatan, Northern Ryukyuan: きたたん Kitatan) is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016 the town had an estimated population of 28,578 and the density of 2,100 per km2. The total area of Chatan is 13.62 square kilometres (5.26 mi2). 53.5% of the land area of the town is covered by United States military bases.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1980
Area
13.9 km²
Official website
chatan.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Chatan Chō

  • Kadena Chō
  • Ginowan
  • Kitanakagusuku Son
  • Okinawa

Population of Chatan Chō over time

Population of Chatan Chō over time
2010 27,264
2015 28,308
2021 28,167

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Chatan Chō

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: November–May.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 24° · Night 20° · Rain 131 mm

Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 14°)
Wettest month
August (245 mm)
Driest month
December (108 mm)

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Chatan Chō
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)19°19°21°24°27°29°31°31°30°28°24°21°
Average low (°C)14°14°16°19°22°25°26°26°25°23°20°16°
Precipitation (mm)123127170187240231175245197171131108

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

How to get to Chatan Chō

The nearest airport is Naha International Airport (OKA), 19 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Okinawa, 4 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Naha International Airport (OKA) Naha 19 kmsouthwest
  • Yoron Airport (RNJ) Yoron 102 kmnortheast
  • Kumejima Airport (UEO) Kumejima 105 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Okinawa Population: 142.8K 4 kmnortheast
  • Ginowan Population: 100.1K 7 kmsouth
  • Urasoe Population: 115.7K 8 kmsouthwest
  • Uruma Population: 125.3K 11 kmnortheast
  • Naha Population: 317.6K 15 kmsouthwest

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

Places in Chatan Chō

1 place
  1. 1 Chatan 28.2K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources