Okinawa Uno, is a municipality of Bolivia, located in Ignacio Warnes Province in Santa Cruz Department. Its shares its name with the town of Okinawa I, which lies between the Río Grande to the east and the Pailón River to the west. The municipality has a population of 10,508 inhabitants, according to the 2024 Bolivian census.
History The town of Okinawa I 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 YearPopulationSource200111,6612001 Census201212,4822012 Census202410,5082024 census
Cantons and communities Okinawa Uno is divided into two cantons at its creation: Okinawa Uno and Ignacia Zeballos, with Okinawa Uno and Nuevo Horizonte as their respective capitals. They contain the following communities.
Okinawa Uno Canton includes the communities of:
Nueva Esperanza El Carmen El Retiro Puerto Perez Valle Chico Los Limones Junta Pailon Las Mercedes Okinawa 2 Puerto Nuevo Rancho Chico Los Angeles Monte Verde Nueva Aurora Okinawa 1 San Antonio Sumuque Villa Reyes
Ignacia Zeballos Canton includes the communities of:
Nuevo Horizonte Virgen De Guadalupe Okinawa 3 San Miguel San Miguel II
See also
Bolivia–Japan relations
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