Okinawa Uno
Okinawa Uno | |
|---|---|
 Welcome sign to Okinawa Uno | |
  Okinawa Uno Location in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 17°13′08″S 62°53′43″W / 17.21889°S 62.89528°W / -17.21889; -62.89528 | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department |  Santa Cruz Department |
| Province | Warnes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rubén Darío Mercado Suárez |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,037 km2 (400 sq mi) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 10,508 |
| • Density | 10.13/km2 (26.24/sq mi) |
| Demonym | okinawense |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 |
Okinawa Uno, also called Colonia Okinawa or simply Okinawa, is a small city in Bolivia, located in the municipality of the same name, and in Ignacio Warnes Province in Santa Cruz Department. The town is between the Río Grande to the east and the Pailón River to the west.
History
The town of Okinawa I was established by Okinawan immigrants after the end of the Second World War, and during its peak in the mid-1960s consisted of 565 families and over 3,000 Okinawans in total.[1][2][3]
The municipality was established on 6 April 1991, separating it from Warnes Municipality.[4]
Demography
| Year | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11,661 | 2001 Census |
| 2012 | 12,482 | 2012 Census |
| 2024 | 10,508 | 2024 census |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2025), Tabulados por Municipio/TIOC: Población (in Spanish), Wikidata Q139668018. Urban totals for Okinawa Uno municipality. | ||
Location map
See also
References
- Miyahira & Petrucci (2015), p. 557.
- Mar 2014, Akemi Kikumura Yano / 14. "Bolivia - Migration Historical Overview". Discover Nikkei. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Okinawa, Bolivia". The World from PRX. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- "Bolivia: Ley Nº 1837, 6 de abril de 1991". 1991. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
Sources
- Miyahira, Katsuyuki; Petrucci, Peter R. (2015). "Uchinaaguchi as an online symbolic resource within and across the Okinawan diaspora". In Heinrich, Patrick; Miyara, Shinsho; Shimoji, Michinori (eds.). Handbook of the Ryukyuan Languages. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 553–573. doi:10.1515/9781614511151.553. ISBN 9781614511618.
- Suzuki, Taku (2010). Embodying Belonging: Racializing Okinawan Diaspora in Bolivia and Japan. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press. ISBN 9780824833442. JSTOR j.ctt6wqxfx.