Uruma, Okinawa, Japan

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Uruma is a coastal city in central Okinawa, Japan, known for its U.S. military presence, scenic islands connected by long bridges, and role as a regional residential and commercial hub.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
connectedByBridgeTo Hamahiga Island NERFINISHED
Henza Island NERFINISHED
Ikei Island NERFINISHED
Miyagi Island NERFINISHED
country Japan
formedByMergerOf Gushikawa NERFINISHED
Ishikawa NERFINISHED
Katsuren
Yonashiro NERFINISHED
governedBy Mayor of Uruma
hasAttraction beaches
offshore islands
scenic coastal drives
hasCityHall Uruma City Hall
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
retail
services
tourism
hasIsland Hamahiga Island NERFINISHED
Henza Island NERFINISHED
Ikei Island NERFINISHED
Miyagi Island NERFINISHED
hasIslandGroup Katsuren Peninsula offshore islands
hasNotableBridge Hamahiga Bridge
Ikei Bridge
Kaichu-doro causeway
Miyagi Bridge
hasRole regional commercial hub
regional residential hub
hasUSMilitaryPresence true
hostsFacility Camp Courtney vicinity
Camp McTureous vicinity
White Beach Naval Facility
isCoastalCity true
isCommercialHubFor central Okinawa
isResidentialHubFor central Okinawa
languageUsed Japanese
localLanguage Okinawan Japanese
Ryukyuan languages
locatedIn Okinawa Island
Okinawa Prefecture
Ryukyu Islands
locatedInTimeZone Japan Standard Time
locatedOn East China Sea
Pacific Ocean
region central Okinawa
timeZoneUTCOffset +09:00

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
III Marine Expeditionary Force
headquartersLocation
Camp Courtney ("Uruma, Okinawa")
locatedIn
United States Seventh Fleet ("White Beach, Okinawa, Japan")
notableBase

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