Taira-jima
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| Waters | East China Sea | |
| Archipelago | Tokara Islands | |
| Geographical location | 29 ° 41 '15 " N , 129 ° 31' 57" E | |
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| length | 1.5 km | |
| width | 1 km | |
| surface | 2.08 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Otake 242.9 m |
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| Residents | 84 (2005) 40 inhabitants / km² |
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Taira-jima ( Japanese 平 島 , dt "flat island") is one of the Tokara Islands , a subgroup of the Satsunan Islands . The island had a total of 82 inhabitants in 2005 and has an area of 2.08 km². The island has no airport and can only be reached by boat. Taira-jima is 32 kilometers southwest of Nakanoshima and is the second smallest inhabited island in the archipelago. Administratively, it belongs to the municipality of Toshima , where it forms the district of Tairajima.
There is a rainy season from May to September .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 平 島 （た い ら じ ま） . In: 日本 の 島 へ 行 こ う . Retrieved November 3, 2016 (Japanese).