What is the population of Ryukyu Islands?

By June of 2002 1, 21,the population of Ryukyu Islands exceeded1.2000.

Including 55 islands, divided into three large island groups: Amami Islands in the north, Ryukyu Islands in the middle and Sendao Islands in the south. Because of its special geographical location, Ryukyu, as a transit point for trade in Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, is known as the "golden beam of all nations" with developed trade.

Ryukyu Islands from north to south, including Dayu Islands, Tugara Islands, Amami Islands, Oshima Islands, Okinawa Islands, Dadong Islands and Sendao Islands, * * * has more than 60 named inhabited islands and more than 400 unnamed islands. It covers an area of more than 4600 square kilometers.

According to incomplete statistics, the current population of Ryukyu Islands is about 6,543.8+0.2 million, of which the Japanese are over 6,543.8+0.654 38+0.00 million, and the Ryukyu aborigines are less than 6,543.8+0.00 million. It was mainly exchanged from Ryukyu to Osaka, and some people were slaughtered in World War II.

Historical evolution:

Ryukyu Kingdom is a small country in ancient East Asia and a vassal country of China, deeply influenced by China culture. Especially after Zhu Yuanzhang sent thirty-six surnames to move to Ryukyu. In fact, the whole Ryukyu people have gradually become Confucian. At that time, Confucian classics and Chinese characters prevailed in Ryukyu, so Ryukyu people were deeply proud of it. 1879, the national population of Ryukyu Kingdom was about 300,000, which means there were at least 300,000 Ryukyu people.

After Japan annexed Ryukyu, it was actually afraid that the Ryukyu people would resist, so it adopted two policies. A large number of Ryukyu people were forced to move to Japan, especially around Tokyo and Honshu. Decentralized management is actually decentralized care.

In particular, members of the Ryukyu royal family, aristocratic children, prominent families and family members of high officials all moved to Japan to prevent Ryukyu people from resisting independence. A large number of fishermen and farmers moved from Japan to settle in Ryukyu, replacing the lives of local people.

The purpose of this is actually to change the population structure of Ryukyu. Once all the Japanese take the lead, Ryukyu will be stable. It is these two policies that make the present Ryukyu people actually do not live in Ryukyu.

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