Okinawa Uno, also called or simply Okinawa, is a small city in Bolivia, located in the municipality of the same name, and in the Ignacio Warnes Province in the 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 Uno 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.
The municipality was established on 6 April 1991, separating it from Warnes Municipality.
Demography Year Population Source 2001 11,661 2001 Census 2012 12,482 2012 Census202410,5082024 censusSource: . Urban totals for Okinawa Uno municipality.
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See also Bolivia–Japan relations
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