Okinawa Geography
Major islands
The set of islands belonging to the prefecture is called Ryūkyū Shotō (琉球諸島). okinawa’s inhabited islands are typically divided into three geographical archipelagos. From northeast to southwest:
- Miyako Islands
- Miyako-jima
- Yaeyama Islands
- Iriomote
- Ishigaki
- Yonaguni
Cities
okinawa Prefecture includes eleven cities.
- Ginowan
- Ishigaki
- Itoman
- Miyakojima
- Nago
- Naha (capital)
- Nanjo
- okinawa City (formerly Koza)
- Tomigusuku
- Urasoe
- Uruma
Towns and villages
These are the towns and villages in each district.
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