List of cities in Okinawa Prefecture by population

The following list sorts all cities (including towns and villages) in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa with a population of more than 5,000 according to the 2015 Census. As of October 1, 2015, 26 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual cities, towns and villages within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.

List

The following table lists the 26 cities, towns and villages in Okinawa with a population of at least 5,000 on October 1, 2015, according to the 2015 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census.[1]

Rank Name Status 2015 2010 2005 2000 1995
1 Naha (Naafaa) City 319,435 315,954 312,393 301,032 301,890
2 Okinawa (Uchinaa) City 139,279 130,249 126,400 119,686 115,336
3 Uruma City 118,898 116,979 113,535 109,992 105,228
4 Urasoe (Urashii) City 114,232 110,351 106,049 102,734 96,002
5 Ginowan (Jinoon) City 96,243 91,928 89,769 86,744 82,862
6 Nago (Nagu) City 61,674 60,231 59,463 56,606 53,955
7 Tomigusuku (Tumigusuku) City 61,119 57,261 52,516 50,198 45,253
8 Itoman (Ichuman) City 58,547 57,320 55,816 54,974 53,498
9 Miyakojima (Naaku) City 51,186 52,039 53,493 54,249 54,326
10 Ishigaki (Ishigachi) City 47,564 46,922 45,183 43,302 41,777
11 Nanjō (Feegusuku) City 42,016 39,758 39,651 39,130 38,173
12 Yomitan (Yuntan) Village 39,504 38,200 37,306 36,115 32,912
13 Haebaru (Feebaru) Town 37,502 35,244 33,537 32,099 30,249
14 Nishihara (Nishibaru) Town 34,508 34,766 33,733 32,777 28,516
15 Yaese (Eeji) Town 29,066 26,681 25,121 24,626 23,031
16 Chatan Town 28,308 27,264 26,848 25,554 23,737
17 Nakagusuku Village 19,454 17,680 15,798 14,987 13,832
18 Yonabaru (Yunabaru) Town 18,410 16,318 15,343 15,109 14,850
19 Kitanakagusuku Village 16,148 15,951 15,790 15,745 15,023
20 Kadena (Kadina) Town 13,685 13,827 13,629 13,661 13,752
21 Motobu (Mutubu) Town 13,536 13,870 14,383 14,522 14,718
22 Kin (Chin) Town 11,232 11,066 10,619 10,106 9,911
23 Onna (Unna) Village 10,652 10,144 9,635 9,064 8,685
24 Nakijin (Nachijin) Village 9,531 9,257 9,476 9,492 9,486
25 Kumejima (Kumijima) Town 7,755 8,519 9,177 9,359 9,819
26 Ginoza (Jinuja) Village 5,597 5,331 5,042 4,749 4,651

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