Yaeyama District, Okinawa

Map of the Yaeyama District (in blue) in Okinawa Prefecture
Map of the Yaeyama Islands

Yaeyama (八重山郡, Yaeyama-gun; Yaeyama: Yaima, Yonaguni: Daama, Okinawan: Yeema) is a district located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The district covers all of the Yaeyama Islands except Ishigaki and the disputed Senkaku Islands.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 5,579 and the density of 15.37 persons per km2. The total area is 362.89 kilometers2.

Islands

Island Town Population[1] Area
1 Iromote Taketomi 2,253 289.2
2 Yonaguni Yonaguni 1,676 28.9
3 Kohama Taketomi 621 7.8
4 Hateruma 470 12.7
5 Taketomi 341 5.4
6 Kuroshima 193 10
7 Hatoma 54 0.9
8 Aragusuku 10 3.3

Towns and villages

Transportation

Two airports, Hateruma Airport on Hateruma island in Taketomi and Yonaguni Airport in Yonaguni serve the district.

References

  1. ↑ "Boundary Statistics Map".

24°16′28″N 123°51′58″E / 24.27444°N 123.86611°E / 24.27444; 123.86611

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