Naha

Naha
Naha; 那覇; Naafa
	Core ceety
	那覇市 · Naha Ceety
	Frae top left: Shuri Castle, Shureimon, Kokusai dōri, Kinjocho Ishidatami-michi, Central Naha
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	Location o Naha in Okinawa
	Naha
	Coordinates: 26°12′44″N 127°40′45″E / 26.21222°N 127.67917°ECoordinates: 26°12′44″N 127°40′45″E / 26.21222°N 127.67917°E
Kintra	Japan
Region	Kyūshū (Ryukyu)
Prefectur	Okinawa
Govrenment
• Mayor	Mikiko Shiroma
Area
• Core ceety	38.99 km2 (15.05 sq mi)
Population (1 Februar 2018)
• Core ceety	319,136
• Density	8179.56/km2 (21,185.0/sq mi)
• Urban	1,179,627
• Urban density	2,464.9/km2 (6,384/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time)
- Tree	Fukugi
- Flouer	Bougainvillea
Phone number	(098) 867-0111
Address	Naha-shi, Izumizaki 1-1-1; 900-8585
Website	Naha official website in Japanese

Naha (那覇市, Naha-shi, Okinawan: Naafa) is the caipital ceety o the Japanese prefectur o Okinawa.

Naha is a coastal ceety locatit on the East Cheenae Sea coast o the soothren pairt o Okinawa Island, the lairgest o Okinawa Prefectur. The modren ceety wis offeecially foondit on 20 Mey 1921, but prior tae that Naha haed awready been for centuries ane o the maist important an populous steids in Okinawa.

Naha is the poleetical, economic an educational centre o Okinawa Prefectur. In the medieval an early modren periods,^[1] it wis the commercial centre o the Ryūkyū Kinrick an aw.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Naha is twinned wi:^[2]

Fuzhou, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae syne 1981 Honolulu, Unitit States syne 1961 Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefectur syne 1996 (domestic)	Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefectur syne 1969 (domestic) São Vicente, Brazil syne 1978 São Paulo, Brazil^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Specifically, the medieval period o Okinawan history, referred tae as ko-ryūkyū (古琉球, lit. "Auld Ryukyu") in Japanese, extends frae roughly the 12t century till the Invasion o Ryukyu bi Japanese forces in 1609. The early modren period extends frae that year till roughly 1879, the year the Ryukyu Kinrick wis abolished an replacit wi Okinawa Prefectur.
↑ "Naha Sister Cities". Archived frae the original on 9 Mey 2007. Retrieved 7 Mairch 2012.
↑ "Prefeitura.Sp - Descentralized Cooperation". Archived frae the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 7 Mairch 2012.
↑ International Relations - São Paulo City Hall - Official Sister Cities

Freemit airtins

Naha offeecial wabsteid Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
Naha offeecial wabsteid (in Japanese)
Naha-te Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine - explains oreegin o Naha-te, the mairtial airt frae Naha

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[1] Specifically, the medieval period o Okinawan history, referred tae as ko-ryūkyū (古琉球, lit. "Auld Ryukyu") in Japanese, extends frae roughly the 12t century till the Invasion o Ryukyu bi Japanese forces in 1609. The early modren period extends frae that year till roughly 1879, the year the Ryukyu Kinrick wis abolished an replacit wi Okinawa Prefectur.

[Naha-2] "Naha Sister Cities". Archived frae the original on 9 Mey 2007. Retrieved 7 Mairch 2012.

[São_Paulo-3] "Prefeitura.Sp - Descentralized Cooperation". Archived frae the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 7 Mairch 2012.

[São_Paulo2-4] International Relations - São Paulo City Hall - Official Sister Cities

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