Ishikawa, Okinawa

Flag of Ishikawa City.

Ishikawa City as seen from Mount Ishikawa.

A view of Ishikawa City below Iha Castle.

Ishikawa Powerplant seen from Ishikawa Beach.

Ishikawa (石川市, Ishikawa-shi) was a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on September 26, 1945. It was named after the nearby Mount Ishikawa and the Ishikawa River.

As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 22,126 and a density of 1,052.12 persons per km². The total area was 21.03 km².

On April 1, 2005, Ishikawa, along with the city of Gushikawa, and the towns of Katsuren and Yonashiro (both from Nakagami District), was merged to create the city of Uruma.

External links

• City of Ishikawa website (archives)
• Uruma official website

Coordinates: 26°25′34″N 127°49′19″E / 26.426°N 127.822°E / 26.426; 127.822

Okinawa Prefecture
Naha (capital)
Core city	Naha
Cities	Ginowan Ishigaki Itoman Miyakojima Nago Nanjō Okinawa Tomigusuku Urasoe Uruma
Miyako District	Tarama
Yaeyama District	Taketomi Yonaguni
Kunigami District	Kin Motobu Ginoza Higashi Ie Kunigami Nakijin Onna Ōgimi
Nakagami District	Chatan Kadena Nishihara Kitanakagusuku Nakagusuku Yomitan
Shimajiri District	Haebaru Kumejima Yaese Yonabaru Aguni Iheya Izena Kitadaitō Minamidaitō Tokashiki Tonaki Zamami
List of mergers in Okinawa Prefecture Hydrographic Cape Hedo Cape Irizaki Henoko Bay Kokuba River Lake Man Miyako Strait Nakagusuku Bay