is a village in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It occupies the north tip of Okinawa Island, with the East China Sea to the west, Pacific Ocean to the east, and villages of Higashi and à Âgimi to the south.
As of 2015, the village has a population of 4,908 and a population density of 25.20 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is 194.80 km<sup>2</sup>.
According to Chà «zan Seikan, the goddess Amamikyu consecrated the first utaki in Asa Forest at Hedo, in what is now Kunigami; the forest is also mentioned in Omoro Sà Âshi. Ceramics from the Jà Âmon-period resemble those found in the Amami Islands. Chà «zan Seikan records the prayers of the Kunigami council for the recovery of Shà  Sei after an abortive attempt to occupy Amami à Âshima in 1537, while Kyà «yà  recounts the appointment of the son of the Kunigami Oyakata as aji after the successful takeover of the Amami Islands by Shà  Gen in 1571.
Kunigami District was established in 1896 and, upon the abolition of Kunigami magiri, Kunigami Village was founded in 1908. During the Battle of Okinawa, the area saw an influx of refugees fleeing the heavy fighting in the south. In September 1945, the occupying government merged the three villages of Kunigami, Higashi, and à Âgimi into the new city of ; the merger was reversed the following year.
Kunigami is mountainous, with over 80% of the land area covered by subtropical evergreen forest. Endemic species include the Okinawa woodpecker and Okinawa rail.
The village includes twenty-one wards.
There is one municipal junior high school, Kunigami Junior High School ().
Kunigami has the following municipal elementary schools:
The following municipal elementary schools are permanently closed:
There is one municipal kindergarten, Kunigami Nursery School (ãÂÂã«ãÂÂã¿ãÂÂã©ãÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ).