It reads なんじょうし — Nanjo Shi.
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Nanjō is a city located in the southern part of Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Translated literally, the name Nanjō means "southern castle". Many castle ruins, called gusuku in the Okinawan language, can be found throughout the city. The modern city of Nanjō was established on January 1, 2006, from the merger of the town of Sashiki, and the villages of Chinen, Ōzato and Tamagusuku. Nanjō has an area of 49.94 km² and, on the date of its inception, a population of 46,690, and a density of 934.92 per km².
Measured as real great-circle distance from Nanjo.
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南城市 is read なんじょうし (Nanjo Shi). It is a city in Okinawa Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Nanjo has a population of 44,318 across 50 km², making it the 555th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 11th largest of the 41 in Okinawa.
The closest municipalities to Nanjo are Yonabaru Cho (3 km), Haebaru Cho (6 km), Yaese Cho (6 km).