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.

Tomigusuku 豊見城市 Tumigushiku
City
Tomigusuku City Montage
Flag Seal
Location of Tomigusuku in Okinawa Prefecture
Tomigusuku
Coordinates: 26°9′40″N 127°40′8″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Okinawa Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Haruki Yoshii
Area
• Total	19.60 km^2 (7.57 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2016)
• Total	61,613
• Density	3,140/km^2 (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.city.tomigusuku.okinawa.jp(in Japanese)

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.

Internal links

• Tomigusuku Castle

Notable people

• Kamejiro Senaga, politician
• Hirokazu Nema, basketball coach
• Takako Uehara, singer (Speed)
• Toshimitsu Higa, baseball player

References

1. 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)
2. ひとのうごき [Population Trends] (in Japanese). City of Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan: City of Tomigusuku. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-28.

External links

• Tomigusuku City official website (in Japanese)
• Geographic data related to Tomigusuku, Okinawa at OpenStreetMap