Tomigusuku [village] - Tomigusuku

Japanese: 豊見城[村] - とみぐすく

A village in the southwest of Okinawa Island (main island), Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture. Population 45,253 (1995). The Noha River flows through the gently undulating hills, and National Route 331 passes through the village. Due to the fertile marl soil, the village developed as a purely agricultural village producing sugarcane and vegetables, and in the Taisho era, it was the first place to ship pumpkins and other vegetables from Okinawa to the mainland. Even today, it is one of the prefecture's leading vegetable producing areas. Dairy cow and pig farming is also thriving. It is becoming a commuter town for Naha City to the north, and is one of the most populous villages in the country. There used to be salt fields in Yone on the coast, and salt was produced there before Okinawa was returned to the mainland.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

沖縄県島尻郡，沖縄島(本島)南西部の村。人口4万5253(1995)。起伏のなだらかな丘陵を饒波（のは）川が流れ，国道331号線が通じる。泥灰岩質の肥沃な土壌のため，サトウキビと野菜を産する純農村として発達，大正時代には沖縄から初めて本土にカボチャなどの野菜を出荷した。現在も県内有数の野菜生産地である。また，乳用牛･豚の畜産も盛ん。北隣の那覇市のベッドタウン化も進み，全国でも人口の多い村である。海岸部の与根にはかつて塩田があり，本土復帰以前は製塩が行われた。

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