Okinawa沖縄市

Okinawa-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Okinawa (沖縄市, Okinawa-shi) is a city in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 142,752 (2020 census), area 49.72 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Okinawa Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

沖縄市

Reading

Okinawa-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Okinawa 沖縄県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

142,752 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.5% from 139,279

Area

49.72 km²

Density

2,871 people per km²

Households

60,570

Under 15

16.7%

65 and over

21.1%

Foreign residents

2,184 (1.5%)

Code

47211 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.okinawa.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Okinawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Uruma Cityうるま市
• Onna Village恩納村
• Yomitan Village読谷村
• Kadena Town嘉手納町
• Chatan Town北谷町
• Kitanakagusuku Village北中城村

Questions about Okinawa

Is Okinawa a city or a prefecture?

Okinawa (沖縄市) is a city (市, shi) in Okinawa Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly. Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県) is the larger unit around it. On its own, the name usually means the city.

Where is Okinawa?

Okinawa is in Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Okinawa?

142,752 at the 2020 census, up 2.5% from 139,279 in 2015. The area is 49.72 km², which is 2,871 people per km². 60,570 households. 21.1% of residents are 65 or older and 16.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Okinawa?

Six: Uruma City (うるま市), Onna Village (恩納村), Yomitan Village (読谷村), Kadena Town (嘉手納町), Chatan Town (北谷町), and Kitanakagusuku Village (北中城村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Okinawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Okinawa written in Japanese?

沖縄市, read Okinawa-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Okinawa begin?

沖縄県沖縄市… (Okinawa-ken, Okinawa-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.