Japan
Okinawa
Nanjō Shi

Nanjō

Nanjō is a city located in the southern part of in , . Translated literally, the name Nanjō means "southern castle".
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  • Type: City with 44,000 residents
  • Description: city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Nanjo”, “Nanjo City”, “Nanjo-shi”, and “Nanjō-shi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tamagusuku Castle and Ou Island.

Castle
Photo: Mocchy, Public domain.
is a Ryūkyūan gusuku fortification located in the city of Nanjō, , . It is the oldest castle on Okinawa; according to the Chūzan Seikan it was built by Amamikyu, the creation goddess of the Ryūkyūan religion.

Islet
is a small islet located in the of . It's administered by the town of Nanjō, and a bridge connects both entities. The island is known for its abundance of seafood due to Ōjima being a fishing village.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yonabaru and Yaese.

Town
Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , , . It is located at the southern end of , on the east coast, overlooking .

Town
Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town located in , , . was formed on January 1, 2006 by a merger between the town of and the village of .

Town
Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town located in , , . As of 2025, the town has an estimated population of 41,585 and a density of 3,865 persons per km2.

Nanjō

Latitude
26.16321° or 26° 9′ 48″ north
Longitude
127.77056° or 127° 46′ 14″ east
Population
44,000
Elevation
92 metres (302 feet)
Inception
January 1st, 2006
United Nations Location Code
JP NJO
Open location code
7QR95Q7C+76
Open­Street­Map ID
node 568024515
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
6822223
Wiki­data ID
Q874691
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Nanjō” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نانجو، أوكيناوا”
  • Arabic: “نانجو”
  • Asturian: “Nanjō”
  • Bengali: “নাঞ্জু”
  • Catalan: “Nanjō”
  • Cebuano: “Nanjō Shi”
  • Cebuano: “Nanjō”
  • Central Okinawan: “南城市”
  • Chechen: “Нандзё (гӀала)”
  • Chechen: “Нандзё”
  • Chinese: “南城市”
  • Czech: “Nandžó”
  • Danish: “Nanjo”
  • Dutch: “Nanjo”
  • Dutch: “Nanjō”
  • Finnish: “Nanjō”
  • French: “Nanjo-shi”
  • French: “Nanjō”
  • Galician: “Nanjō”
  • German: “Nanjo”
  • German: “Nanjō”
  • Greek: “Ναντζό”
  • Gujarati: “નેન્જો”
  • Hindi: “नान्जो”
  • Hungarian: “Nandzsó”
  • Indonesian: “Nanjō”
  • Irish: “Nanjō”
  • Italian: “Nanjo”
  • Italian: “Nanjō”
  • Japanese: “Nanjō-shi”
  • Japanese: “なんじょうし”
  • Japanese: “南城”
  • Japanese: “南城市”
  • Kannada: “ನಾಂಜೊ”
  • Korean: “난조시”
  • Latvian: “Nandžo”
  • Literary Chinese: “南城市”
  • Lithuanian: “Nandžas”
  • Malay: “Nanjo”
  • Marathi: “नानजो”
  • Mazanderani: “نانجو، اوکیناوا”
  • Mazanderani: “نانجو”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nanjo”
  • Persian: “نانجو، اوکیناوا”
  • Persian: “نانجو”
  • Polish: “Nanjō”
  • Portuguese: “Nanjo”
  • Romanian: “Nanjo”
  • Romanian: “Nanjō”
  • Russian: “Нандзё”
  • Sinhala: “නන්ජෝ”
  • Spanish: “Nanjō”
  • Spanish: “Nanjoo”
  • Swedish: “Nanjō”
  • Tagalog: “Nandyo”
  • Tagalog: “Nanjō”
  • Tamil: “நஞ்சூ”
  • Tatar: “Нандзё”
  • Telugu: “నాన్జో”
  • Thai: “นันโจ”
  • Tumbuka: “Nanjō”
  • Turkish: “Nanjō”
  • Ukrainian: “Нанджьо”
  • Ukrainian: “Нандзьо”
  • Urdu: “نانجو”
  • Vietnamese: “Nanjō, Okinawa”
  • Vietnamese: “Nanjō”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Nanjō, Okinawa”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Nanjō”
  • Yue Chinese: “南城市”
  • “Nanjō-shi”
  • “南城市”

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Notable Places Nearby

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