Kadena, Okinawa

Coordinates: 26°21′42″N 127°45′19″E / 26.36167°N 127.75528°E / 26.36167; 127.75528
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Kadena
Kadina
嘉手納町
Town
Kadena Town Hall
Kadena Town Hall
UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
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Address588 Kadena, Kadena-chō, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa
904-0293
Websitewww.town.kadena.okinawa.jp
Japan National Route 58 at Kadena

Kadena (嘉手納町, Kadena-chō, Okinawan: Kadina) is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[1]

As of October 2016, the town had an estimated population of 13,671 and a density of 910 persons per km2. The total area is 15.04 square kilometres (5.81 sq mi). Approximately 85% of the town is controlled by the US Government including Kadena Air Base, the second-largest base in the United States Air Force.[2][3]

Geography

Kadena faces the East China Sea to the west.[1]

Neighboring municipalities

Kadena borders three other municipalities in Okinawa Prefecture.

  • Yomitan
    to the north
  • Okinawa
    to the east
  • Chatan to the south[1]

History

Kadena Circle in 1945

The Kadena area has some of the oldest settlement remains, in the form of

Circle outside the base. On January 1, 1976, four years after Okinawa reverted to Japanese control, Kadena was elevated to town status.[4]

Economy

The economy of Kadena is largely dependent on the presence of Kadena Air Force Base. The town otherwise produces a small amount of pineapples and sugarcane.[3]

Education

Municipal schools include:[5]

  • Kadena Junior High School (嘉手納中学校)
  • Kadena Elementary School (嘉手納小学校)
  • Yara Elementary School (屋良小学校)

The Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates Okinawa Prefectural Kadena High School [ja].

The

DoDEA
operates schools on Kadena AFB for dependents of American employees, although several schools are not in Kadena Town.

References

  1. ^
    OCLC 173191044. Archived from the original
    on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  2. ^ 統計情報 [Statistical Information] (in Japanese). Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan: Town of Kadena. 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  3. ^
    OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original
    on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Kadena Town. "Kadena Town's History". Kadena Town official website. http://www.town.kadena.okinawa.jp/english/history.html (accessed 2 January 2017).
  5. ^ "学校機関". Kadena. Retrieved 2022-12-13.

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