Kurima-jima
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| Waters | East China Sea | |
| Archipelago | Miyako Islands | |
| Geographical location | 24 ° 43 '20 " N , 125 ° 14' 49" E | |
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| length | 2.5 km | |
| width | 1.7 km | |
| surface | 2.84 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 47.3 m | |
| Residents | 168 (January 1, 2015) 59 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | (Aza) Kurima, Shimoji, Miyakojima | |
Kurima-jima or Kurema-jima ( Japanese 来 間 島 ) is an island of the Miyako Archipelago in Okinawa Prefecture and is located 1.5 km southwest of Miyako-jima .
geography
Kurima-jima has an area of 2.84 km². The east coast of the island is characterized by steep cliffs whose highest point is 47.3 m and then slopes gently to the east.
A little less than 200 inhabitants live on the island. As on many smaller islands, the population is falling sharply. It is connected to the main island Miyako-jima by a 1690 m long bridge (for comparison: the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo is 570 m long).
Administratively, the island forms the suburb ( aza ) Kurima of the district Shimoji of the municipality Miyakojima .
Sugar cane is grown and cattle ranched on the island.
There is a primary and a middle school, which also functions as a kindergarten and was attended on October 23, 2009 by one kindergarten child and 6 elementary and middle school students each and is operated by just as many (13) staff.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c 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).
- ↑ official topographic map
- ↑ 宮 古 島 市立 来 間 幼 ・ 小 ・ 中 学校 . (No longer available online.) Kurima Elementary and Middle School, archived from the original on February 6, 2013 ; Retrieved December 31, 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.
