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Okinawa City
Okinawa Prefecture · City
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Okinawa City, in central Okinawa Island, has the largest population in the prefecture after Naha City. Near Kadena Air Base and other U.S. military bases, it has an international atmosphere, and its Koza area is known for music. The city has declared itself the "City of Eisa" (a traditional Okinawan dance) and hosts the Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Okinawa Prefecture
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