- Urasoe, Okinawa
Infobox City Japan
Name= Urasoe
JapaneseName= 浦添市
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Region=Kyūshū (Ryukyu)
Prefecture=Okinawa
District=
Area_km2=19.09
PopDate=May 2008
Population=107,937
Density_km2=5650
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 26
LatitudeMinutes= 15
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 127
LongtitudeMinutes= 43
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree=Horutonoki (Elaeocarpus sylvestris var. ellipticus)
Flower=HendersonAllamanda
Flowering tree= Poinciana
Symbol
SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor=Mitsuo Gima
CityHallPostalCode=901-2501
CityHallAddress=1-1-1, Ahacha, Urasoe-shi, Okinawa-ken
CityHallPhone= 098-876-1234
CityHallLink= [http://8761234.jp/ Urasoe City]Urasoe (浦添市; -shi Okinawan: " 'Urashī") is a city located in Okinawa,
Japan .Urasoe was the original capital of the Okinawan kingdom of
Chūzan for several centuries until it was supplanted byShuri in the late 14th or early 15th century. For much of the 14th century,Urasoe Castle was the largest on the island of Okinawa [Pearson, Richard. "Archaeological Perspectives on the Rise of the Okinawan State." "Journal of Archaeological Research", 9:3. 2001. p270.] .As of 2008, the city has an estimated
population of 107,937 and the density of 5,650 persons per km². The total area is 19.09 km².The city was founded on
July 1 ,1970 .Urasoe is the hometown of Japanese actress, musician and former idol
Yukie Nakama .References
External links
* [http://www.city.urasoe.okinawa.jp/ Urasoe official website]
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