Shimoji, Okinawa

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Shimoji (下地町, Shimoji-chō), (Miyako: Sїmuzї) was a town located in Miyako District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,200 and a density of 135.25 per km2. The total area was 23.66 km2.

On October 1, 2005, Shimoji, along with the city of Hirara, and the towns of Gusukube and Irabu, and the village of Ueno (all from Miyako District), was merged to create the city of Miyakojima.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "今年で合併10周年/平良、城辺、下地、伊良部、上野". 宮古毎日新聞社ホームページ -宮古島の最新ニュースが満載!- (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.