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Encyclopedia > Shimajiri District, Okinawa

Shimajiri (島尻郡; -gun) is a district located in Okinawa, Japan. Roughly translated, Shimajiri means "Butt of the island" which refers to its southerly position on the island of Okinawa. Compare this to Kunigami District, Okinawa. A district (郡; gun) was the administrative unit during the period from 1890 to 1923, which is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, and was ranked at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. ... Okinawa Prefecture (Japanese 沖縄県; Okinawan Uchinā) is Japans southernmost prefecture, and consists of hundreds of islands known as The RyÅ«kyÅ« Islands or RyÅ«kyÅ«s, in an island chain over 1,000 km long, which extends southwest from KyÅ«shÅ« (the southwesternmost of Japans main four islands) to... Kunigami (国頭郡; -gun) is a district located in Okinawa, Japan. ...


As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 131,670 and the density of 464.36 persons per km². The total area is 283.55 km². 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


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  Okinawa Prefecture Symbol of Okinawa Prefecture
Cities
Ginowan | Gushikawa | Hirara | Ishigaki | Ishikawa | Itoman | Nago | Naha (capital) | Okinawa | Urasoe
Districts
Kunigami | Miyako | Nakagami | Shimajiri | Yaeyama
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Shimajiri District, Okinawa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (82 words)
Shimajiri (島尻郡; -gun) is a district located in Okinawa, Japan.
Roughly translated, Shimajiri means "Butt of the island" which refers to its southerly position on the island of Okinawa.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 131,670 and the density of 464.36 persons per km².
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