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Encyclopedia > Itoman, Okinawa


Itoman (糸満市; -shi) is a city located in Okinawa, Japan.


As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 55,444 and the density of 1,194.91 persons per km². The total area is 46.40 km².


The city was founded on December 1, 1971.


External link

  • Official website (http://www.city.itoman.okinawa.jp/) in Japanese
  Okinawa Prefecture
Cities
Ginowan | Gushikawa | Hirara | Ishigaki | Ishikawa | Itoman | Nago | Naha (capital) | Okinawa | Urasoe
Districts
Kunigami | Miyako | Nakagami | Shimajiri | Yaeyama

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Itoman City / A walk through Itoman's Past (2732 words)
On the Itoman coast a reclaimed land project began and with the completion of the Itoman Port a sea route to the outer islands was established.
Itoman and Tsuno have a special connection in that during WWII students from Itoman were evacuated to Tsuno Town by the Japanese Army.
Itoman continues to develop in the 21st century with the recent completion of the Minamihama reclaimed land project and the new Itoman City Hall.
Okinawa Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (882 words)
Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of the largest and most populous island, Okinawa Honto, which is approximately half-way between Kyūshū and Taiwan.
Okinawa's location in the East China Sea, and relatively close proximity to Japan, Korea, China and South East Asia allowed the Ryūkyū Kingdom to become a prosperous trading nation.
Okinawa is a major producer of sugar cane, pineapples, papayas and other tropical fruits.
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