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Naha, Okinawa

Naha
那覇市
Naafa
Core city
Naha City
From top left: Shuri Castle, Shureimon, Kokusai dōri, Kinjocho Ishidatami-michi, Central Naha
From top left: Shuri Castle, Shureimon, Kokusai dōri, Kinjocho Ishidatami-michi, Central Naha
Flag of Naha
Flag
Official logo of Naha
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Location of Naha in Okinawa Prefecture
Location of Naha in Okinawa Prefecture
Naha is located in Japan
Naha
Naha
Location of Naha in Okinawa Prefecture
Coordinates: 26°12′44″N 127°40′45″E / 26.21222°N 127.67917°E / 26.21222; 127.67917Coordinates: 26°12′44″N 127°40′45″E / 26.21222°N 127.67917°E / 26.21222; 127.67917
Country Japan
Region Kyushu (Ryukyu)
Prefecture Okinawa Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Mikiko Shiroma
Area
 • Core city 39.24 km2 (15.15 sq mi)
 • Urban 478.57 km2 (184.78 sq mi)
Population (June, 2015)
 • Core city 320,966
 • Density 8,179.56/km2 (21,185.0/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,179,627
 • Urban density 2,464.9/km2 (6,384/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Fukugi
- Flower Bougainvillea
Phone number 098-867-0111
Address 1-1-1 Izumizaki, Naha-shi 900-8585
Website www.city.naha.okinawa.jp

Naha (那覇市 Naha-shi?, Okinawan: Naafa) is the capital city of Okinawa, the most southern prefecture of Japan.

As of December 2012, the city has an estimated population of 321,467 and a population density of 8,244.46 persons per km². The total area is 38.99 km².

Naha is a city on the East China Sea coast of the southern part of Okinawa Island, the largest of Okinawa Prefecture. The modern city was officially founded on May 20, 1921. Before that Naha had been for centuries one of the most important and populous sites in Okinawa.

Naha is the political, economic and education center of Okinawa Prefecture. In the medieval and early modern periods, it was the commercial center of the Ryūkyū Kingdom.

Central Naha consists of the Palette Kumoji shopping mall, the Okinawa Prefecture Office, Naha City Hall, and many banks and corporations, located at the west end of Kokusai-dōri, the city's main street. Kokusai-dōri (国際通り?, "International Avenue") boasts a 1.6 kilometre long stretch of stores, restaurants and bars. Kokusai-dōri ends at the main bus terminal in Okinawa and is served by several stations along the Okinawa Monorail, the only train system in the prefecture.

Spurring off from Kokusai-dōri is the covered Heiwa-dōri Shopping Arcade and Makishi Public Market, a massive shōtengai filled with fresh fish, meat, and produce stands, restaurants, tourist goods shops, and liquor shops. Just outside the market area is the neighborhood of Tsuboya (壺屋?, "pot/jar shop"), which was once a major center of ceramic production (see Tsuboya-yaki).


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