Okinawa Prefectur
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| Okinawa Prefectur | |||
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| Japanese transcription(s) | |||
| - Japanese | 沖縄県 | ||
| - Rōmaji | Okinawa-ken | ||
| Okinawan transcription(s) | |||
| - Okinawan | ウチナー県 | ||
| - Rōmaji | Uchinaa-ken | ||
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| Kintra | Japan | ||
| Region | Kyūshū | ||
| Island | Okinawa | ||
| Caipital | Naha | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| - Govrenor | Hirokazu Nakaima | ||
| Aurie | |||
| - Tot | 2,271.30 km2 (877 sq mi) | ||
| Aurie rank | 44t | ||
| Indwallers (December 1, 2008) | |||
| - Tot | 1,379,338 | ||
| - Rank | 32nd | ||
| - Densitie | 606/km2 (1,569.5/sq mi) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | JP-47 | ||
| Destricts | 5 | ||
| Municipalities | 41 | ||
| Flower | Deigo (Erythrina variegata) | ||
| Tree | Pinus luchuensis (ryūkyūmatsu) | ||
| Bird | Okinawa woodpecker (Sapheopipo noguchii) | ||
| Fish | Banana Fish (Caesio diagramma,"Takasago", "Gurukun") | ||
| Wabsteid | www.pref.okinawa.jp/ english/ |
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Okinawa Prefectur (沖縄県 Japanese: Okinawa-ken, Okinawan: Uchinaa-ken) is ane o Japan's soothren prefecturs.[1] It consists o hunders o the Ryukyu Islands in a chain ower 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) lang, which extends soothwast frae Kyūshū (the soothwastmaist o Japan's main fower islands) tae Taiwan. Okinawa's caipital, Naha, is locatit in the soothren pairt o Okinawa Island.[2] The disputit Senkaku Islands (Mandarin: Diaoyu Islands) are admeenistered as pairt o Okinawa Prefectur.
References[edit]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Okinawa-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 746-747 at Google Books.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Naha" in p. 686 at Google Books.
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