Uruma うるま市
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Location of Uruma in Okinawa
Uruma
Coordinates: 26°22′45″N 127°51′27″E / 26.37917°N 127.8575°E / 26.37917; 127.8575Coordinates: 26°22′45″N 127°51′27″E / 26.37917°N 127.8575°E / 26.37917; 127.8575
Country	Japan
Region	Kyūshū
Prefecture	Okinawa
Government
- Mayor	Toshio Shimabukuro (since May 2009)
Area
- Total	86.00 km2 (33.2 sq mi)
Population (April 1, 2011)
- Total	118,994
- Density	1,383.65/km2 (3,583.6/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Phone number	098-974-3111
Address	1-1-1 Midori-machi, Uruma-shi, Okinawa-ken 904-2292
Website	City of Uruma

Kaichū Dōro (Sea Road), a bridge linking the mainland Okinawa and Yokatsu Islands

Uruma City (うるま市, Uruma-shi^?) is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

It was formed on April 1, 2005, from the merger of the old cities of Gushikawa and Ishikawa, and the towns of Katsuren and Yonashiro, both from Nakagami District.

The city name comes from an archaic alternate name for Okinawa in Okinawan, meaning coral (uru) + island (ma).

Geography

It is located near the center of Okinawa Island, facing east. It consists of Yokatsu Peninsula and the eight islands of Yokatsu Islands.

U.S. military bases

• Camp Courtney
• Camp McTureous
• White Beach

Famous people from Uruma

• Finger 5, musical group
• HY, band
• Manami Higa, actress
• Seijin Noborikawa, singer
• Takashi Chinen, gymnast
• Takato Toguchi, boxer

See also

1959 Kadena Air Base F-100 crash

Okinawa Prefecture Cities Ginowan | Ishigaki | Itoman | Miyakojima | Nago | Naha (capital) | Nanjō | Okinawa | Tomigusuku | Urasoe | Uruma Districts Kunigami | Miyako | Nakagami | Shimajiri | Yaeyama