was a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in Okinawa

Okinawa Prefecture

is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...

, Japan

Japan

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On April 1, 2005 Ishikawa was merged with the towns of Katsuren

Katsuren, Okinawa

was a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Katsuren was merged with the town of Yonashiro, also from Nakagami District, and the old cities of Gushikawa and Ishikawa, to form the new city of Uruma....

 and Yonashiro

Yonashiro, Okinawa

was a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa, Japan.Originally it was . It was promoted to town status and renamed to Yonashiro in 1994.On April 1, 2005 Yonashiro was merged with the town of Katsuren, also from Nakagami District, and the old cities of Gushikawa and Ishikawa, to form the new...

, both from Nakagami District

Nakagami District, Okinawa

is a district located in Okinawa, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 169,332 and the density of 1,216.03 persons per km²...

, and the old city of Gushikawa

Gushikawa, Okinawa

was a city located in Okinawa, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Gushikawa was merged with the towns of Katsuren and Yonashiro, both from Nakagami District, and the old city of Ishikawa, to form the new city of Uruma....

, to form the new city of Uruma

Uruma, Okinawa

is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.It was formed on April 1, 2005, from the merger of the old cities of Gushikawa and Ishikawa, and the towns of Katsuren and Yonashiro, both from Nakagami District....

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As of 2003, the city had an estimated population

Population

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 of 22,126 and an area of 21.03 km², with a density

Population density

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of 1,052.12 persons per km².

Ishikawa was founded on September 26, 1945.