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Camp Smedley D. Butler was formerly called Camp or Fort Buckner, named for Army General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., who commanded ground forces in the invasion of Okinawa and was killed in the last days of the battle. The renaming of Buckner to Butler occurred after most U.S. Army troops left Okinawa, and the base was transferred to the USMC.
Naha (那覇市, Naha-shi, Japanese:, Okinawan: Nāfa [1] [2] or Nafa [3]) is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost prefecture of Japan.As of 1 June 2019, the city has an estimated population of 317,405 and a population density of 7,939 people per km 2 (20,562 persons per sq. mi.).
The camp is situated in the town of Kin, near the northern shore of Kin Bay, and is the second-northernmost major installation on Okinawa, with Camp Schwab to the north. The camp houses approximately 6,000 Marines nowadays, [ 1 ] and is part of Marine Corps Base Camp Butler , which itself is not a physical base and comprises all Marine Corps ...
List of cities and districts of Okinawa Prefecture. 1 language. Bahasa Indonesia; ... This is a list of cities and districts of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan: Cities ...
Okinawa City (沖縄市, Okinawa-shi, Japanese:) is the second-largest city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, following Naha, the capital city. [1] It is located in the central part of the island of Okinawa , about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Naha.
Okinawa Island: Naha: palace of the Ryūkyū Kings; the main hall was repurposed as the haiden of Okinawa Shrine; reconstructed after near-total destruction during the war; World Heritage Site: 2: Katsuren Castle Site 勝連城跡
Naha Air Base (那覇基地, Naha Kichi), formally known as the Kōkū Jieitai Naha Kichi (航空自衛隊那覇基地), is an air base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force formerly under control of the United States Air Force. It is located at Naha Airport on the Oroku Peninsula in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. [2] [3]
The following list sorts all cities (including towns and villages) in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa with a population of more than 5,000 according to the 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 26 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here.