Ginoza, Okinawa
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Ginoza Jinuza |
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| 宜野座村 | |||
Ginoza Village Office
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 Location of Ginoza in Okinawa Prefecture |
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 Ginoza
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| Coordinates: 26°28′54″N 127°58′32″E / 26.48167°N 127.97556°ECoordinates: 26°28′54″N 127°58′32″E / 26.48167°N 127.97556°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kyushu (Okinawa) | ||
| Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture | ||
| District | Kunigami | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Atsushi Tōma | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 31.28 km2 (12.08 sq mi) | ||
| Population (May 1, 2013) | |||
| • Total | 5,544 | ||
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Ryūkyū pine | ||
| • Flower | Rhododendron | ||
| • Bird | Japanese white-eye | ||
| Phone number | 098－968－5111 | ||
| Address | 296 Ginoza Ginoza, Kunigami-gun Okinawa Prefecture 904-1392 |
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Ginoza (宜野座村 Ginoza-son?, Okinawan: Jinuza) is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2013 the village had a population of 5,544 and a population density of 180 persons per km2. The total area of Ginoza is 31.28 square kilometres (12.08 sq mi), and 50% of the land area of the village is used for United States military bases.
The kanji for Ginoza (宜野座) mean "suitable field in which to sit".
Ginoza is located on the eastern coast of the middle of the island of Okinawa. The village is located on the backbone of mountains that run north to south on Okinawa Island, and slopes gently to a broad coastline along the Pacific Ocean. The Kanna Dam was completed in 1993.
Ginoza borders three municipalities in Okinawa Prefecture.
Ginoza is divided into four districts.
The area of present-day Ginoza was historically agricultural. The area was, however, used as a retreat for members of the artistocratic class of Shuri, Naha, Toumai (Tomari); consequently, the area was strongly influenced, economic and culturally, by the central Ryukyuan state. In a census of Ginoza in 1903 half the town was registered as nobility, and half as commoners.
Ginoza became part of Okinawa Prefecture with its creation in 1879, and part of Kunigami District in 1896. In the administrative reorganization of Okinawa Prefecture in 1908 the Kinmu magiri was divided into two villages; the majority of the former magiri became Ginoza, and a small part was added to the present-day town of Kin. A large part of the population of Ginoza emigrated overseas before World War II.
During World War 2 Ginoza village's schools were used as field hospitals. Bodies lie buried around the buildings to this day. Directly after the war Ginoza the south central part of Ginoza was home to a large concentration of refugees. The population of the village reached over 100,000, and the village was temporarily divided into six cities. The population of the village dropped rapidly after this period as Okinawans returned to their home villages. 50% of Ginoza remains occupied by United States military bases.
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