Owan

Owan is a quarter in Yomitan Village, Nakagami, Okinawa. Owan is situated nearby to the quarter Hija, as well as near Oki.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kadena Air Base and Okinawa Prefectural Yomitan High School.

Kadena Air Base

Aerodrome

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kadena Air Base is a United States Air Force base in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is often referred to as the "Keystone of the Pacific" because of its highly strategic location. Kadena Air Base is situated 2½ km southeast of Owan.

Okinawa Prefectural Yomitan High School

School

Photo: Kattin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Zakimi Castle

Castle

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Zakimi Castle is a Ryūkyūan gusuku fortification located in the village of Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1972. Zakimi Castle is situated 4 km north of Owan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kadena and Yomitan.

Kadena

Town

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Kadena is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016, the town had an estimated population of 13,671 and a density of 910 persons per km2.

Yomitan

Village

Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yomitan is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

Central Okinawa

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Chatan is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016 the town had an estimated population of 28,578 and the density of 2,100 per km2.

Owan

Type: Quarter
Also known as: “Ōwan”, “Uwan”, and “字大湾”
Category: locality
Location: Yomitan Village, Nakagami, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

26.37478° or 26° 22′ 29″ north

Longitude

127.75026° or 127° 45′ 1″ east

Elevation

30 metres (98 feet)

Open location code

7QR99QF2+W4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8304987962

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

1853521

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Owan” goes by many names.

Japanese: “おおわん”
Japanese: “大湾”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yomitan Village Furugen Elementary School and Kadena Police Station Furugen Substation.

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