| Uruma うるま市 |
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| Location of Uruma in Okinawa | |||
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| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kyūshū | ||
| Prefecture | Okinawa | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Toshio Shimabukuro (since May 2009) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 86.00 km2 (33.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (April 1, 2011) | |||
| • Total | 118,994 | ||
| • Density | 1,383.65/km2 (3,583.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| Phone number | 098-974-3111 | ||
| Address | 1-1-1 Midori-machi, Uruma-shi, Okinawa-ken 904-2292 |
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| Website | City of Uruma | ||
Uruma City (うるま市 Uruma-shi) is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
It was formed on April 1, 2005, from the merger of the old cities of Gushikawa and Ishikawa, and the towns of Katsuren and Yonashiro, both from Nakagami District.[1]
The city name comes from an archaic alternate name for Okinawa in Okinawan, meaning coral (uru) + island (ma).
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It is located near the center of Okinawa Island, facing east. It consists of Yokatsu Peninsula and the eight islands of Yokatsu Islands.
1959 Kadena Air Base F-100 crash
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Uruma,_Okinawa Uruma, Okinawa] at Wikimedia Commons
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