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Weather 20°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 87% Humidity Points of interest Shinkai Park, Fusozaki Park, Sashiki Gusuku | ||
Sashiki (佐敷町, Sashiki-chō) was a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Map of Sashiki, Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture 901-1400, Japan
Shō Shishō, founder of the First Shō Dynasty of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, was Lord of Sashiki Magiri from the late 14th century to 1407. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,481 and with a density of 1,083 persons per km². The total area was 10.60 km². On January 1, 2006, Sashiki, along with the villages of Chinen, Ōzato and Tamagusuku (all from Shimajiri District), was merged to create the city of Nanjō.
References
Sashiki, Okinawa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA