Ogimi

Ogimi is a small village in the northern part of Okinawa Island, Japan, known as part of the Yanbaru region — a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site. The village sits between lush subtropical forest and the East China Sea, and is famous for its longevity: it has one of the highest concentrations of centenarians in the world.
  • Type: Village with 3,310 residents
  • Description: village in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: Ōgimi”, “Ogimi Village”, “Ogimi-son”, “Ōjimi”, “Ugimi”, and “Ujimi

Ogimi

Latitude
26.7018° or 26° 42′ 6″ north
Longitude
128.1202° or 128° 7′ 13″ east
Population
3,310
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
7QRCP42C+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 656071655
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1854640
Wiki­data ID
Q1351188
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Ogimi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: أوغيمي
  • Catalan: Ōgimi
  • Cebuano: Ōgimi Son
  • Central Okinawan: 大宜味村
  • Chinese: 大宜味村
  • Czech: Ógimi
  • Dutch: Ōgimi
  • Esperanto: Ōgimi
  • French: Ōgimi
  • German: Ogimi
  • German: Ōgimi
  • Hungarian: Ógimi
  • Indonesian: Ōgimi, Okinawa
  • Indonesian: Ōgimi
  • Irish: Ōgimi
  • Italian: Ōgimi
  • Japanese: Ōgimi-son
  • Japanese: おおぎみ
  • Japanese: おおぎみそん
  • Japanese: 大宜味
  • Japanese: 大宜味村
  • Korean: 오기미손
  • Korean: 오기미촌
  • Persian: اوگیمی
  • Polish: Ōgimi
  • Portuguese: Ōgimi
  • Russian: Огими
  • Slovenian: Ogimi
  • Slovenian: Ōgimi
  • Spanish: Ogimi
  • Spanish: Ōgimi
  • Tagalog: Ōgimi, Okinawa
  • Tagalog: Ogimi
  • Tagalog: Ōgimi
  • Thai: โองิมิ
  • Turkish: Ōgimi-mura
  • Turkish: Ōgimi
  • Ukrainian: Оґімі
  • Urdu: اوگی می
  • Yue Chinese: 大宜味村

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