| Okinawa Uno | |
| Native Name: | Okinawa Uno |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Bolivia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bolivia |
| Coordinates: | -17.2189°N -62.8953°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Rubén Darío Mercado Suárez |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 12482 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Spanish; Castilian: okinawense |
Okinawa Uno, also called Spanish; Castilian: '''Colonia Okinawa''' or simply Okinawa, is a small city and municipality of Bolivia, located in Ignacio Warnes Province in Santa Cruz Department. The town is found 146 km northeast of the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, between the Río Grande to the east and the Pailón River to the west. The municipality has a population of 12,482 inhabitants, according to the 2012 Bolivian census.[1]
The town 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.[2] [3]
| Year | Population | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11,661 | 2001 Census[4] [5] | |
| 2012 | 12,482 | 2012 Census |