Onna, Okinawa
Encyclopedia
is a village
located in Kunigami District
, Okinawa
, Japan
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As of 2003, the village has an estimated population
of 9,333 and a population density
of 183.83 persons per km². The total area is 50.77 km².
Onna Village is the site of OIST, the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. With all research and education conducted in English and over half of faculty and students coming from outside Japan, OIST promises to bring many more international residents to the village.
Villages of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....
located in Kunigami District
Kunigami District, Okinawa
is a district located in Okinawa, Japan. Roughly translated, kunigami means "head of the country", referring to its northern location on the island of Okinawa. Compare this to Shimajiri District, Okinawa....
, 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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As of 2003, the village has an estimated population
Population
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of 9,333 and a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 183.83 persons per km². The total area is 50.77 km².
Onna Village is the site of OIST, the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. With all research and education conducted in English and over half of faculty and students coming from outside Japan, OIST promises to bring many more international residents to the village.