Yonashiro, Okinawa

Yonashiro, Okinawa

was a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa, Japan.

Originally it was nihongo|Yonagusuku Village|与那城村|"Yonagusuku-son". It was promoted to town status and renamed to Yonashiro in 1994. [http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/bunken/47.htm]

On April 1, 2005, Yonashiro merged with the cities of Gushikawa, and Ishikawa, and the town of Katsuren, to form the city of Uruma.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 13,177 and the density of 691.71 persons per km². The total area was 19.05 km².

References

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.town.yonashiro.okinawa.jp/ Town of Yonashiro website] (archives)


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