Tomigusuku, Okinawa

Tomigusuku
豊見城市
Tumigushiku
City
Tomigusuku City Montage
Tomigusuku City Montage
Flag of Tomigusuku
Flag
Official seal of Tomigusuku
Seal
Location of Tomigusuku in Okinawa Prefecture
Location of Tomigusuku in Okinawa Prefecture
Tomigusuku is located in Japan
Tomigusuku
Tomigusuku
 
Coordinates: 26°9′40″N 127°40′8″E / 26.16111°N 127.66889°E / 26.16111; 127.66889
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu
PrefectureOkinawa Prefecture
Government
 • MayorTsuguto Tokumoto
Area
 • Total
19.60 km2 (7.57 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2020)
 • Total
64,612
 • Density3,297/km2 (8,540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Address854-1, Aza Onaga, Tomigusuku-shi 901-0292
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.city.tomigusuku.okinawa.jp(in Japanese)
Symbols
FlowerBougainvillea
TreeEbony

Tomigusuku (豊見城市, Tomigusuku-shi; Okinawan: トゥミグシク, romanized: Tumigushiku) is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the city has an estimated population of 64,612 and a population density of 3,297 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; son) to city (Japanese: 市; shi). Until then it had been the largest village in Japan.

Geography

Tomigusuku is located along the western coast, on the southern part of Okinawa Island, facing the East China Sea. It is broadly rectangular, extending east–west, with Naha City on the north. The Noha River runs westward in the central part of the city, and then turns northward and pours into Lake Man.

The city includes the island of Senaga, located about 600 m offshore of Senaga Village. It used to be inhabited before the war but became deserted after the war. It was seized by the U.S. forces in 1946, but was returned to Okinawa Prefecture in 1977. It is currently linked to the main island by a bridge and has become famous as a fishing and shellfish collecting spot. It also includes facilities for sea bathing, camping and sports (baseball stadium).

Administrative divisions

The city includes twenty-four wards.

  • Bin (保栄茂, bin)
  • Ganaha (我那覇, ganaha)
  • Gibo (宜保, jifu)
  • Iraha (伊良波, iraha)
  • Kakazu (嘉数, kakaji)
  • Kanera (金良, karara/kanira)
  • Madanbashi (真玉橋, madanbashi)
  • Nagadō (長堂, nagadō)
  • Nakachi (名嘉地, nakachi/nākachi)
  • Nesabu (根差部, misashippu)
  • Noha (饒波, nūfa)
  • Onaga (翁長, unaga)
  • Senaga (瀬長, shinaga/anjina)
  • Tagami (田頭, tagami)
  • Taira (平良, tēra)
  • Takamine (高嶺, takanmi)
  • Takayasu (高安, takēn)
  • Tohashina (渡橋名, tōshina)
  • Tokashiki (渡嘉敷, tukahichi/tukashichi)
  • Tomigusuku (豊見城, timigusuku)
  • Toyosaki (豊崎)
  • Ueta (上田, īta)
  • Yone (与根, yuni)
  • Zayasu (座安, zā)

Neighbouring municipalities

Climate

Climate data for Tomigusuku (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.6
(81.7)		 26.7
(80.1)		 27.8
(82.0)		 29.0
(84.2)		 31.0
(87.8)		 32.6
(90.7)		 34.6
(94.3)		 35.0
(95.0)		 33.9
(93.0)		 32.8
(91.0)		 30.7
(87.3)		 29.0
(84.2)		 35.0
(95.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.1
(68.2)		 20.9
(69.6)		 22.1
(71.8)		 24.4
(75.9)		 27.1
(80.8)		 29.7
(85.5)		 31.9
(89.4)		 32.0
(89.6)		 31.1
(88.0)		 28.7
(83.7)		 25.6
(78.1)		 21.9
(71.4)		 26.3
(79.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.5
(63.5)		 18.2
(64.8)		 19.3
(66.7)		 21.6
(70.9)		 24.5
(76.1)		 27.3
(81.1)		 29.3
(84.7)		 29.3
(84.7)		 28.4
(83.1)		 25.9
(78.6)		 23.0
(73.4)		 19.3
(66.7)		 23.6
(74.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4)		 15.8
(60.4)		 16.9
(62.4)		 19.3
(66.7)		 22.4
(72.3)		 25.3
(77.5)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.2
(81.0)		 26.2
(79.2)		 23.8
(74.8)		 20.9
(69.6)		 17.0
(62.6)		 21.4
(70.6)
Record low °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)		 10.0
(50.0)		 9.0
(48.2)		 14.0
(57.2)		 16.2
(61.2)		 19.9
(67.8)		 21.4
(70.5)		 23.4
(74.1)		 21.9
(71.4)		 18.9
(66.0)		 14.4
(57.9)		 10.0
(50.0)		 5.8
(42.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 79.7
(3.14)		 92.9
(3.66)		 107.2
(4.22)		 134.5
(5.30)		 222.0
(8.74)		 292.3
(11.51)		 150.6
(5.93)		 227.5
(8.96)		 177.7
(7.00)		 162.3
(6.39)		 110.4
(4.35)		 98.1
(3.86)		 1,855.1
(73.04)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.2 9.5 10.2 9.3 11.3 11.8 8.8 12.4 11.3 8.1 8.3 9.1 120.3
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency

Education

High schools

Junior high schools

Elementary schools

Notable people

Cultural and natural assets

Tomigusuku City hosts forty-eight tangible cultural properties and monuments, most of which appear on municipal listings but are not officially designated or registered at the national, prefectural or municipal level.

Cultural properties

Folk cultural properties

Historic sites

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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. 107. (in Japanese)
  2. ↑ ひとのうごき [Population Trends] (in Japanese). City of Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan: City of Tomigusuku. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  3. ↑ "沖縄県 > 豊見城市の郵便番号一覧 - 日本郵便株式会社". www.post.japanpost.jp. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  4. ↑ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  6. ↑ "豊見城市の指定文化財について|豊見城市役所 公式ホームページ". www.city.tomigusuku.lg.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-15.