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Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types
Okinawa CityCity
Okinawa PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Okinawa125,483 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
338702
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:338702:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Japon
German:
Okinawa, Präfektur Okinawa, Japan
Italian:
Okinawa, prefettura di Okinawa, Giappone
Russian:
Окинава, Окинава, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
沖繩市, 沖繩縣, 日本
Spanish:
Okinawa, prefectura de Okinawa, Japón
Arabic:
مدينة أوكيناوا, أوكيناوا, اليابان
Asturian:
Okinawa, prefeutura d'Okinawa, Xapón
Basque:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Japonia
Bengali:
ওকিনাওয়া, ওকিনাওয়া প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Bulgarian:
Окинава, Окинава, Япония
Cebuano:
Okinawa Shi, Okinawa-ken, Hapon
Classical Chinese:
沖繩市, 沖繩縣, 日本
Croatian:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan
Czech:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Japonsko
Danish:
Okinawa, Okinawa-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan
Estonian:
Okinawa, Okinawa prefektuur, Jaapan
Farsi/Persian:
اوکیناوا, استان اوکیناوا, ژاپن
Finnish:
Okinawa, Okinawan prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Okinawa, Okinawa - 沖縄県, Xapón
Greek:
Οκινάβα, Οκινάβα, Ιαπωνία
Gujarati:
ઓકિનાવા, ઓકિનાવા પ્રીફેક્ચર, જાપાન
Hebrew:
אוקינאווה , אוקינאווה, יפן
Hindi:
ओकिनावा, ओकीनावा प्रीफेक्चर, जापान
Hungarian:
Okinava, Okinava prefektúra, Japán
Indonesian:
Okinawa, Prefektur Okinawa, Jepang
Japanese:
沖縄市, 沖縄県, 日本
Kannada:
ಓಕಿನಾವಾ, ಒಕಿನಾವಾ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Окинава, Жапония
Korean:
오키나와시, 오키나와현, 일본
Latvian:
Okinava, Okinavas prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Okinava, Okinavos prefektūra, Japonija
Malay:
Okinawa, Wilayah Okinawa, Jepun
Marathi:
ओकिनावा, ओकिनावा, जपान
Mazanderani:
اوکیناوا, اکیناوا, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Okinawa-chhī, Okinawa-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan
Polish:
Okinawa, Prefektura Okinawa, Japonia
Portuguese:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Japão
Romanian:
Okinawa, Prefectura Okinawa, Japonia
Serbian:
Окинава, Окинава, Јапан
Serbo-Croatian:
Okinava, Prefektura Okinava, Japan
Sinhalese:
ඔකිනාවා, ඔකිනාවා ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය
Swedish:
Okinawa, Okinawa prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Lungsod ng Okinawa, Prepektura ng Okinawa, Hapon
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Окинава, Префектураи Окинава, Ҷопон
Tamil:
ஒகினாவா, ஓக்கினாவா மாகாணம், யப்பான்
Tatar:
Окинава, Япония
Telugu:
ఒకినావా, ఓకినావా ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
โอะกินะวะ, จังหวัดโอกินาวะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
沖繩市, 沖繩縣, 日本
Turkish:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Окінава, Префектура Окінава, Японія
Urdu:
اوکیناوا, اوکیناوا پریفیکچر, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Hapon


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Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences26
Youngest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ryukyu - Naha40.126 - 0.0117 Ma (Pleistocene)
Ryukyu - Yontan Limestone152.588 - 0.781 Ma (Pleistocene)
Ryukyu - Naha Limestone33.6 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Ryukyu - Chinen Sand45.333 - 3.6 Ma (Neogene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Umbonium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochidae : Umbonium2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Batillaria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Batillariidae : Batillaria2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Cerithidea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Cerithidea2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Rhinoclavis (Proclava)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Rhinoclavis : Rhinoclavis (Proclava)5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Strombus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : Strombus5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Conus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Nassarius (Hinia)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : Nassarius (Hinia)5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Mitra (Nebularia)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Mitridae : Mitra : Mitra (Nebularia)2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Nassarius (Niotha)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : Nassarius (Niotha)5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Terebra
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Terebridae : Terebra2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Terebratulina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cancellothyrididae : Terebratulina1.806 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Conus eburneus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus eburneus2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Naria erosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Naria : Naria erosa2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Turbo (Turbo) petholatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turbinidae : Turbo : Turbo (Turbo) petholatus3.6 - 0.781 Ma
Cenozoic
Marmorostoma (Batillus)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turbinidae : Turbo : Marmorostoma (Batillus)2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Aloconatica niasensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Aloconatica : Aloconatica niasensis2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Magilus antiquus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Magilus : Magilus antiquus2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Pictothyris picta
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Frenulinidae : Pictothyris : Pictothyris picta1.806 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Kikaithyris hanzawai
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Frenulinidae : Kikaithyris : Kikaithyris hanzawai1.806 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Latirus polygonus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Latirus : Latirus polygonus2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_(city)
Wikidata ID:Q328615
GeoNames ID:1854344


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