Tomigusuku, Okinawa
Appearance
Tomigusuku (豊見城市; -shi Okinawan: Tumigushiku) is a city located in Okinawa, Japan.
As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 53,499 and the density of 2,779.16 persons per km². The total area is 19.25 km².
On April 1, 2002 the administrative status of Tomigusuku was changed from village (Japanese.: 村; mura) to city (Japanese.: 市; shi). Until then it had been the largest village in Japan.
Famous people from Tomigusuku
- Kamejiro Senaga, politician
- Takako Uehara, singer(SPEED)
- Toshimitsu Higa, baseball player
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tomigusuku, Okinawa.
- Tomigusuku official website in Japanese