Ishikawa [City] - Ishikawa

Japanese: 石川[市] - いしかわ

An old city in the center of Okinawa Island, Okinawa Prefecture. After World War II, refugees concentrated in Ishikawa, the city center facing Kin Bay. In 1945, it was incorporated as a special city and a US military and civilian government was established, but the population dropped sharply as the refugees returned home and the government relocated. Ishikawa Beach, a US military facility, was returned in 1972, and urbanization progressed. The Ishikawa Dam, the largest in Okinawa Prefecture, has been used for rice paddies, and sugarcane, flowers, melons, tea, pineapples, etc. are cultivated. A coal-fired power plant and a ready-mix concrete factory are located on the Akasaki Reclaimed Land. The Okinawa Expressway runs through the city. In April 2005, it merged with Gushikawa City, Yonashiro Town in Nakagami County, and Katsuren Town to form Uruma City. ^{21.12 km2} . 22,635 people (2003).

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Japanese:

沖縄県沖縄島中部の旧市。金武(きん)湾に臨む中心市街の石川は第２次大戦後難民が集中，1945年特別市制，米軍政府・民政府が置かれたが，難民帰郷，政府移転により人口が激減した。米軍施設の石川ビーチは1972年返還され市街地化が進んだ。沖縄県最大の石川ダムによる水田化，サトウキビ・花卉・メロン・茶・パイナップルなどを栽培する。赤崎埋立地には石炭火力発電所が立地し，生コンクリート工場がある。沖縄自動車道が通じる。2005年４月具志川市，中頭郡与那城町，勝連町と合併し市制，うるま市となる。21.12km²。２万2635人（2003）。

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