Gushikawa district

…It is adjacent to Ishikawa City, Okinawa City, Katsuren Town, and Yonashiro Town, and is a key transportation point to the Katsuren Peninsula. The ancient Gushikawa Magiri continued to exist until the implementation of the special town and village system in 1908 after the abolition of the feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures in 1879, after which it became Gushikawa Village. From the 18th century onwards, poor samurai from Shuri and Naha returned to farming and formed a pioneering settlement called Yadori Village, and these samurai who returned to farming made up the majority of the population in Gushikawa. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Gushikawa Magiri" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…石川市，沖縄市，勝連町，与那城町と隣接し，勝連半島への交通の要地である。古代の具志川間切は，1879年の廃藩置県を経て1908年の特別町村制の施行まで継承され，施行後，具志川村となった。18世紀以降，首里，那覇の貧窮士族が帰農して屋取（やどり）集落という開拓集落を形成したが，具志川ではこれらの士族帰農者が人口の大半を占めた。…

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