Ishikawa was a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on September 26, 1945. It was named after the nearby Mount Ishikawa and the Ishikawa River. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 22,126 and a density of 1,052.12 persons per km2. The total area was 21.03 km2. On April 1, 2005, Ishikawa, along with the city of Gushikawa, and the towns of Katsuren and Yonashiro, was merged to create the city of Uruma.