was a
village located in
Shimajiri District,
Okinawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi).
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Japan
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Ōzato Castle is located here. It is named for the
royal family
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of
Nanzan
Nanzan (), also known as Sannan (山南) before the 18th century, located in the south of Okinawa Island, was one of three independent political entities which controlled Okinawa in the 14th century. The political entity was identified as a tiny ...
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As of 2003, the village had an estimated
population of 11,648 and a
density of 943.16 persons per km
2. The total area was 12.35 km
2.
On January 1, 2006, Ōzato, along with the town of
Sashiki, and the villages of
Chinen and
Tamagusuku (all from
Shimajiri District), was merged to create the city of
Nanjō.
Dissolved municipalities of Okinawa Prefecture
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