Gushikami, Okinawa

Gushikami-son (具志頭村, Gushikami-son, Okinawan: Gushichan) was a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 7,936 and a density of 655.33 persons per km2. The total area was 12.11 km2.

On January 1, 2006, Gushikami, along with the town of Kochinda (also from Shimajiri District), was merged to create the town of Yaese.[1]

References
  1. 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2006. p. 142.
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