Onna, Okinawa

Onna
恩納村
Unna
Village
Onna Village Office
Onna Village Office
Flag of Onna
Flag
Official seal of Onna
Seal
Location of Onna in Okinawa Prefecture
Location of Onna in Okinawa Prefecture
Onna is located in Japan
Onna
Onna
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 26°29′N 127°51′E / 26.483°N 127.850°E / 26.483; 127.850
CountryJapan
RegionOkinawa (Okinawa)
PrefectureOkinawa Prefecture
DistrictKunigami
Area
 • Total50.77 km2 (19.60 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1 2020)
 • Total10,869
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Websitewww.vill.onna.okinawa.jp

Onna (恩納村, Onna-son, Kunigami and Okinawan: Unna) is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[1]

As of 1 October 2020, the village had an estimated population of 10,869 and a population density of 210 people per km². The total area is 50.77 square kilometres (19.60 sq mi). Unlike other areas of Japan, Onna has had a sustained period of population growth in the post-war period. In 1965 the population of the village was 8,471, and by 2003 it had grown to over 10,000 residents.[2]

Onna is the site of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, a research institute turned graduate university.

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