was a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
located in
Miyako District,
Okinawa
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 Square kilometre, km2 (880 sq mi).
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,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
. It was home to the
Ueno German Culture Village
is a theme park in Miyakojima, Okinawa. It is located in Ueno district.
History
In 1873, the German schooner ''R. J. Robertson'' was shipwrecked off the coast of Miyako Island near what is now the German Culture Village in Ueno.Kerr, George. '' ...
.
As of 2003, the village has an estimated
population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction usi ...
of 3,236 and a
density
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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
is the largest and the most populous island among the Miyako Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Miyako Island is administered as part of the City of Miyakojima, which includes not only Miyako Island, but also five other populated islands. ...
.
Dissolved municipalities of Okinawa Prefecture
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