Tomigusuku, Okinawa
Tomigusuku (豊見城市, Tomigusuku-shi, Okinawan: トゥミグシク, romanized: Tumigushiku[1]) is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
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 Tomigusuku City Montage | |
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 Location of Tomigusuku in Okinawa Prefecture | |
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| Coordinates: 26°9′40″N 127°40′8″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Haruki Yoshii |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.60 km2 (7.57 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2016) | |
| • Total | 61,613 |
| • Density | 3,140/km2 (8,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Ebony |
| - Flower | Bougainvillea |
| Address | 854-1, Aza Onaga, Tomigusuku-shi 901-0292 |
| Website | www |
As of 2012, the city has an estimated population of 60,004 and a population density of 3117 persons per km².[2] The total area is 19.25 km².
On April 1, 2002, the administrative status of Tomigusuku was changed from village (Japanese: 村; son) to city (Japanese: 市; shi). Until then it had been the largest village in Japan.
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Notable people
- Kamejiro Senaga, politician
- Hirokazu Nema, basketball coach
- Takako Uehara, singer (Speed)
- Toshimitsu Higa, baseball player
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References
- 滝原康盛 Takihara Yasumori. 沖縄語会話集 日本語・沖縄語・ローマ字付き Okinawago Kaiwashū: Nihongo, Okinawago, Rōmaji-tsuki. (Okinawan Conversation Collection: Japanese, Okinawan, Romaji.) 那覇:沖縄芸能出版 Naha: Okinawa Geinō Shuppan. Heisei 6 (1994). p. 107. (in Japanese)
- ひとのうごき [Population Trends] (in Japanese). City of Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan: City of Tomigusuku. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
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