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Okinawa (沖縄市, Okinawa-shi) is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, in the Okinawa region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 142,752 as of 1 October 2020. As a shi, it is one of the three kinds of municipality used in Japan, alongside towns and villages, and it runs its local administration through a mayor and a city council within Okinawa Prefecture. The population and area figures are those quoted in the article at the time of writing and may differ from later census results.

Facts
Population
142,752 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deOkinawa Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Quote, Okinawa Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Okinawa City (-shi) 沖縄市 115,336 119,686 126,400 130,249 139,279 142,752 141,894
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 26.3343,127.8057
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 109.0
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3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 26.25, 127.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 26.25, 127.75
26.25 127.75 Cfa
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Okinawa, Okinawa (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
    is the second-largest city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
    is the second-largest city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
    is the second-largest city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
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