Onna, Okinawa
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Onna 恩納村 Unna |
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 Location of Onna in Okinawa Prefecture |
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 Onna
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| Coordinates: 26°29′N 127°51′E / 26.483°N 127.850°ECoordinates: 26°29′N 127°51′E / 26.483°N 127.850°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu (Okinawa) |
| Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture |
| District | Kunigami |
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| • Total | 50.77 km2 (19.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 10,443 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| Website | www |
Onna (恩納村 Onna-son?, Okinawan: Unna) is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2013, the village had an estimated population of 10,443 and a population density of 210 persons per km². The total area is 50.77 square kilometres (19.60 sq mi). Unlike other areas of Japan, Onna has been in an sustained period of population growth in the post-war period. In 1965 the population of the village was 8,471, and by 2003 had grown to over 10,000 residents.
Onna is the site of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, a research institute turned graduate university.
Onna was first established as Unna Magiri (恩納間切) in 1673 by the Ryukyu Kingdom. Ryukyu was annexed by Japan in 1879. In 1908, the Japanese government dissolved Unna Magiri and replaced it with Onna Village.
The village is the site of the tomb of the Republic of China statesman Fang Chih, founder and Chairman of the Sino-Ryukyuan Cultural and Economic Association.
Onna is located in the central part of Okinawa Island, and occupies a long, narrow stretch of the western coast of the island. The village spans 27.4 kilometres (17.0 mi) from north to south but only 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) from east to west. The village is located in the rugged Sekiryo Mountains that run from the north to central Okinawa Island, with Mount Onna being the highest point in the village. Settlements in the village are located in the few flatter areas.
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