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Ueno, Okinawa

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Ueno (上野村, Ueno-son, Miyako: Uinu) was a village located in Miyako District, Okinawa, Japan. It was home to the Ueno German Culture Village.

As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 3,236 and a density of 170.5 persons per km2. The total area was 18.98 km2.

On October 1, 2005, Ueno, along with the city of Hirara, and the towns of Gusukube, Irabu and Shimoji (all from Miyako District), was merged to create the city of Miyakojima.[1]

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  1. ^ "今年で合併10周年/平良、城辺、下地、伊良部、上野". 宮古毎日新聞社ホームページ -宮古島の最新ニュースが満載!- (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.