Aguni-jima
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| Waters | East China Sea | |
| Archipelago | Okinawa Islands | |
| Geographical location | 26 ° 35 '18 " N , 127 ° 13' 36" E | |
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| length | 4 km | |
| surface | 7.62 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 95 m | |
| Residents | 709 (October 1, 2019) 93 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Aguni | |
Aguni-jima ( Japanese 粟 国 島 ) is an island of the Japanese Ryūkyū Islands .
geography
It has an area of 7.62 km² and is about 22 km north of Tonaki-jima . The eastern part of the island rises gently up to 20 m and is characterized by sandy beaches, while the western part then drops off steeply from 70 to 80 m high cliffs. In the western part there is also the highest point of the island with 95 m.
Aguni-jima is the only island that forms the village of the same name Aguni with 709 inhabitants. A ferry service is operated between Aguni-jima and Naha on Okinawa Hontō .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 沖 縄 県 推 計 人口 デ ー タ 一 覧 （Excel 形式） . 沖 縄 県 , October 1, 2019, accessed October 31, 2019 (Japanese).
- ↑ 島 面積 . (PDF; 136 kB) (No longer available online.) Kokudo Chiriin , October 1, 2015, archived from the original on June 15, 2016 ; Retrieved July 31, 2016 (Japanese).
- ↑ Official topographic map of Kokudo Chiriin