Iheya Village includes the islands of
Iheya and
Noho, that are linked together through the Noho-Ōhashi Bridge. Most of the land is covered with forests and a part is registered as “agriculture promotion area” (農業振興地域). Iheya Village has an area of 2172ha (21.72 km2), the land use survey of 2006 showed that 1146 ha (52.8%) were mountain forests, 285 ha (13.1%) were agricultural dry fields, 206 ha (9.5%) were moorlands, 123 ha (5.7%) were paddy fields, 37 ha (1.7%) were residential and 25 ha (1.2%) consisted in protective woods. • Dana (田名) • Gakiya (我喜屋) • Maedomari (前泊) • Noho (野甫) • Shimajiri (島尻) Dana, Maedomari, Gakiya and Shimajiri are on Iheya Island and Noho on Noho Island. Dana is sheltered on three sides by mountains, but Maedomari, Gakiya and Shimajiri are on alluvial deposits along the coast.
Climate Ihaya Village is located in the subtropical zone. The dominant wind blows south-south-west, with a change for a north-north-west wind from autumn to winter. The annual mean precipitations are relatively high, around 2000 mm but vary highly by seasons. Agricultural products may be damaged by typhoons or by droughts in summer and autumn. == Education==