Oroku Explained

Oroku
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:Former municipality
Pushpin Map:Japan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Japan
Coordinates:26.1875°N 127.6685°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kyushu
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Okinawa Prefecture
Subdivision Type3:District
Extinct Title:Merged
Extinct Date:1 September 1954
(now part of Naha)
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Vice Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:11.1
Timezone1:JST
Utc Offset1:+09:00
Blank Name Sec1:City hall address

is a district on the southern edge of the city of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan. It was formerly a village independent from Naha, but it was incorporated into the city in 1954.[1] The village hosted an airfield used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service beginning in 1933.[2] A base, presumably the former Navy Air base, was held by the US military in the village until Okinawa was returned to Japan. After the installation was handed over, it was converted into a base for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 小禄. Oroku. Naha City. ja. 16 June 2020. 3 September 2020.
  2. Web site: 米軍基地環境カルテ. US military base environmental chart. ja. Okinawa Prefectural Government. March 2017. 3 September 2020.
  3. Web site: 陸上自衛隊の那覇基地が正式に開設. The Ground Self-Defense Force's Naha base is officially opened. Naha City Museum of History. ja. 11 October 1972. 3 September 2020.