Okinawa Prefecture Municipalities
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Municipalities of Okinawa.
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by Philbert Ono
As of March 31, 2006, Okinawa has 11 cities (-shi; 市), 11 towns (-cho; 町), and 19 villages (-mura; 村).
Cities
The major cities are Naha (capital), Nago, Okinawa city, Urasoe, and Ishigaki. *Asterisked sites are in English.
- Ginowan () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Ishigaki () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Itoman () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Miyakojima () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Nago () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Naha () - Prefectural capital. Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Nanjo () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Okinawa city () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Tomigusuku () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Urasoe () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Uruma () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
Towns and Villages
Towns (-cho; 町) and villages (-mura; 村) are grouped into non-administrative counties (-gun; 郡). *Asterisked sites are in English.
- Kunigami-gun () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Ginoza-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Higashi-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Ie-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Kin-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Kunigami-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Motobu-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Nakijin-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- On'na-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Oogimi-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Miyako-gun () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Tarama-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Nakagami-gun () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Chatan-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Kadena-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Kitanakagusuku-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Nakagusuku-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Nishihara-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Yomitan-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Shimajiri-gun () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Aguni-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Haebaru-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Iheya-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Izena-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Kitadaitou-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Kumejima-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Minamidaito-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Tokashiki-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Tonaki-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Yaese-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Yonabaru-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Zamami-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Yaeyama-gun () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Taketomi-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
- Yonaguni-cho () - Train stations: JR | Photos | [http Official site]
Municipal Mergers
On March 31, 2002, Okinawa had 10 cities (-shi; 市), 16 towns (-cho; 町), and 27 villages (-mura; 村). By March 31, 2006, this changed to 11 cities, 11 towns, and 19 villages. Heisei Municipal Mergers between April 1, 1999 and March 31, 2006 are as follows:
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