知夫村是位于隐岐群岛南端知夫里岛上的一村，现为岛根县内唯一的村。

主要居住区域为渔岛屿中央南部的平地，其余地区皆为山地，并绵延至岸边成为断崖绝壁之地形，北部的来居港则为主要联外港口，有定期航班可前往同样位于隐岐群岛的别府港、菱浦港、西乡港，以及位于本州松江市的七类港、鸟取县的境港。

岛上也是隐岐群岛中唯一有狸猫栖息的岛屿，原为从本州带来的饲育种，但在逃出后自然繁衍，目前岛上至少有2,000只以上，也造成农作的影响。

西侧海岸有长达200公尺的巨大岩壁，称为「知夫赤壁」。

Chibu(知夫村,Chibu-mura, Chibu-son) is a village located on Chiburijima(知夫里島) in the Dōzen group of islands in the Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Chibu is the only village remaining in Shimane Prefecture as of October 1, 2005.

As of Japan's 2010 census, the village has a population of 657 people, constituting 326 households, and a population density of about 48 persons per km². This is a decrease of 68 people (9.4%) from the previous census conducted in 2005. A population estimate from March 2011 placed Chibu's population at 656 people, 334 men and 322 women.