page_title: Ginowan, Okinawa
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Ginowan, Okinawa / Economy
caption_attribution_description: The field of taro in Oyama, Okinawa, Japan.(沖縄県宜野湾市の大山タイモ畑)
context_page_description: Ginowan is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
  As of 2012, the city has an estimated population of 94,405, with 40,041 households and a population density of 4,838.8 persons per km². The total area is 19.51 km².
  The city borders Chatan to the west, Okinawa City to the North, Urasoe to the south and Nishihara to the East.
context_section_description: Ginowan has been economically dependent on the United States military.
  The city is home to taro, specifically the taimo (田芋) used in Okinawa cuisine. While the taimo remains the chief product of Ginowan, agriculture greatly declined in the city in the postwar period. Like other municipalities on Okinawa Island, the city produces cut flowers for sale on the home islands of Japan.
caption: Taimo taro fields in Ginowan
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