Back نيشيهارا ARZ Nishihara Chō CEB نیشیهارا، اوکیناوا Persian Nishihara (Okinawa) French Nishihara, Okinawa ID Nishihara Italian 西原町 Japanese 니시하라정 Korean Nishihara, Okinawa Malay Nishihara (Okinawa) Polish
Nishihara
西原町 | |
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Town | |
 Nishihara town from Untama-Mui Mt. | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Nishihara in Okinawa Prefecture | |
  Nishihara Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 26°13′00″N 127°46′00″E / 26.21667°N 127.76667°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture |
| District | Nakagami |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.84 km2 (6.12 sq mi) |
| Population (October 2016) | |
| • Total | 34,463 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 112 Aza Kadekaru, Nishihara-cho, Nakagami-gun 903-0220 |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Bougainvillea |
| Tree | Banyan |
Nishihara (西原町, Nishihara-chō, Okinawan: ニシバル, romanized: Nishibaru[1][2]) is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[3] In the Okinawan language, nishi means "north" (in standard Japanese, however, it means "west"), as Nishihara was north of the historical Ryukyuan capital of Shuri.
As of October 2016, the town had an estimated population of 34,463 and a density of 2,200 persons per km2.[4] The total area is 15.84 square kilometres (6.12 sq mi).[5]
Situated 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the city hall of Naha, Nishihara is surrounded by the cities, towns, and villages of Naha, Urasoe, Ginowan, Haebaru, Yonabaru, and Nakagusuku.[3][5]
Because both the University of the Ryukyus and the Okinawa Christian Junior College are located in Nishihara, and the Okinawa International University is located nearby, Nishihara's municipal slogan is "Education Town".[3]
- ^ 滝原康盛 Takihara Yasumori. 沖縄語会話集 日本語・沖縄語・ローマ字付き Okinawago Kaiwashū: Nihongo, Okinawago, Rōmaji-tsuki. (Okinawan Conversation Collection: Japanese, Okinawan, Romaji.) 那覇:沖縄芸能出版 Naha: Okinawa Geinō Shuppan. Heisei 6 (1994). p. 108. (in Japanese)
- ^ "Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary 首里・那覇方言データベース コーレーグス". Okinawan Center of Language Study, University of the Ryukyus 琉球大学 沖縄言語研究センター. Retrieved 2016-07-10. (in Japanese)
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