Naha

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Naha-shi
那覇 市
Naha
Geographical location in Japan
Naha (Japan)
Red pog.svg
Region : Kyushu
Prefecture : Okinawa
Coordinates : 26 ° 13 '  N , 127 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 26 ° 12 '44 "  N , 127 ° 40' 44"  E
Basic data
Surface: 38.99 km²
Residents : 317,606
(October 1, 2019)
Population density : 8146 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 47201-8
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Flag / coat of arms of Naha
Tree : Garcinia subelliptica
Flower : Bougainvillea
Blooming tree: Flame tree
town hall
Address : Naha City Hall
1 - 1 - 1 , Izumizaki
Naha -shi
Okinawa  900-8585
Website URL: http://www.city.naha.okinawa.jp/
Location Nahas in Okinawa Prefecture
Location of Nahas in the prefecture

Naha ( Japanese 那覇 市 , - shi , Okinawish Naahwa ) is the largest city in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa and at the same time its administrative seat.

geography

The approximately 100 km long island of Okinawa , in the south of which lies Naha, belongs to the group of Ryūkyū Islands and thus also to the Nansei Islands , which extend from Kyūshū to Taiwan and which separate the East China Sea from the Pacific .

climate

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Naha
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 18.6 19.0 20.8 23.9 26.5 28.8 31.1 30.7 29.9 27.2 24.0 20.6 O 25.1
Min. Temperature (° C) 13.6 13.9 15.6 18.6 21.5 24.2 26.1 25.8 25.0 22.3 19.1 15.7 O 20.1
Temperature (° C) 16.1 16.4 18.2 21.3 24.0 26.5 28.6 28.3 27.5 24.8 23.2 18.2 O 22.8
Precipitation ( mm ) 113 106 162 152 243 253 190 259 168 151 117 123 Σ 2,037
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 3.1 3.2 3.7 5.0 4.9 6.0 8.3 7.4 6.9 5.6 4.0 3.5 O 5.1
Water temperature (° C) 23 22nd 23 24 26th 28 29 29 29 28 26th 24 O 25.9
Humidity ( % ) 69 72 74 78 82 85 81 81 79 73 71 69 O 76.2
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Naha's climate is subtropical and monsoon-like . Precipitation occurs all year round, the annual precipitation is 2000 mm. Typhoons regularly hit the area in summer and autumn .

Summers are hot with temperatures of 25-30 ° C and above. Winters are relatively warm with temperatures between 15 and 20 ° C.

history

Shuri Castle

Naha-Te (Japanese 那覇 手 , dt. Naha-Hand ), a martial art practiced there , was named after the city. In the places Naha, Tomari ( 泊 ) and Shuri , the Okinawa-Te, which is the origin of today's karate , arose .

In 1853, the American naval officer Matthew Calbraith Perry landed in Naha during his successful campaign to open up Japan to foreign trade.

In the three-month battle for Okinawa , the last battle of the Pacific War in 1945 , Naha and all other places in the south of the island of Okinawa were almost completely destroyed.

traffic

Naha owns the Yuirail monorail and an international airport . There are ferry connections to the surrounding islands and to cities on the main Japanese islands , but these are increasingly being displaced by the cheaper air traffic .

education

There are two universities in Naha .

sons and daughters of the town

Neighboring cities and communities

Web links

Commons : Naha  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://ryukyu-lang.lib.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/srnh/details.php?ID=SN51257
  2. ↑ wetterkontor.de