Okinawa (city)

Okinawa (沖縄市, Okinawa-shi, Okinawan: Uchinaa) is a Japanese city in Okinawa Prefecture on the island of Okinawa.^[1]

History

In 1908, Okinawa Prefecture established the villages of Goeku and Misato. During the occupation of Japan, the U.S. military government established the city of Koza (コザ市, Koza-shi) in Goeku.

In 1974, the city of Okinawa was created by the merger of Misato and Koza.^[1]

Geography

the city of Okinawa is located in the central part of the island of Okinawa. It is about 20 km north of Naha.

In the prefecture, it is the second-largest city after Naha.^[1]

Military

There is a United States military base which is partly in the city. It is Kadena Air Base.^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Okinawa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 746.
↑ "Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan" at GlobalSecurity.org; retreived 2013-2-26.

Other websites

Media related to Okinawa, Okinawa at Wikimedia Commons

http://www02.bbc.city.okinawa.okinawa.jp/english/english-index.html Archived 2004-08-05 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
Geographic data related to Okinawa (city) at OpenStreetMap

26°20′3″N 127°48′20″E / 26.33417°N 127.80556°E / 26.33417; 127.80556

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[nussbaum746-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Okinawa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 746.

[2] "Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan" at GlobalSecurity.org; retreived 2013-2-26.

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