Iheya-jima
| Iheya-jima | ||
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| Waters | East China Sea | |
| Archipelago | Iheya Izena Islands ( Okinawa Islands ) | |
| Geographical location | 27 ° 3 ' N , 127 ° 59' E | |
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| length | 14 km | |
| width | 2.9 km | |
| surface | 20.66 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Kayō-zan (Gayo-take) 294 m |
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| Residents | 1200 (January 1, 2015) 58 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Iheya | |
Iheya-jima ( Japanese 伊 平 屋 島 ) is an island in the Okinawa Islands and part of the Ryūkyū chain of islands .
geography
Iheya-jima has an area of 20.66 km² and is surrounded by a coral reef. The island is connected to the island of Noho-jima (1.06 km²), on which the district of Noho is located , with a 680 meter long bridge . The two islands together with other rocks form the community ( mura , "village") Iheya of Okinawa Prefecture .
As of March 31, 2011, there were 1,202 inhabitants in 501 households on the island, which is more than 90% of the community's population. The main economic sectors of the municipality are agriculture and fishing .
2 km further south is the island of Gushikawa-shima as the northernmost part of the neighboring municipality of Izena with the main island of Izena-jima further south.
Web links
- Congregation website (Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d 指定 離島 ・ 指定 離島 一 覧 . (PDF) In: 離島 関係 資料 (平 成 28 年 1 月) . 沖 縄 県 企 画 部 地域 ・ 離島 課 (“Land and Islands Unit, Planning Department, Okinawa Prefecture”), January 2016, p. 1 , accessed on 1. August 2016 (Japanese).
- ↑ 伊 平 屋 島 ／ 野 甫 島 . (No longer available online.) Okinawa Prefecture, archived from original on October 15, 2012 ; Retrieved December 13, 2012 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 伊 平 屋村 ・ 寄附 金 で 行 う 事業 . Okinawa Prefecture, accessed August 1, 2016 (Japanese).
