Onna, Okinawa

Onna 恩納村 Unna
—  Village  —
Location of Onna in Okinawa
Onna
Coordinates: 26°29′50″N 127°50′12″E / 26.49722°N 127.83667°E / 26.49722; 127.83667Coordinates: 26°29′50″N 127°50′12″E / 26.49722°N 127.83667°E / 26.49722; 127.83667
Country	Japan
Region	Kyūshū
Prefecture	Okinawa
District	Kunigami
Area
– Total	50.77 km2 (19.6 sq mi)
Population (2003)
– Total	9,333
– Density	183.8/km2 (476.1/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	Village of Onna

Onna (恩納村, Onna-son^?, Okinawan: Unna) is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.

As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 9,333 and a population density of 183.83 persons per km². The total area is 50.77 km².

Onna Village is the site of OIST, the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology.^[1] With all research and education conducted in English and over half of faculty and students coming from outside Japan, OIST promises to bring many more international residents to the village.

References

1. ^ http://www.oist.jp

External links

Media related to Onna, Okinawa at Wikimedia Commons

• Onna official website (Japanese)