Miyakojima
宮古島市 Myaaku | |
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Location of Miyakojima in Okinawa Prefecture | |
Coordinates: 24°48′20″N 125°16′52″E / 24.80556°N 125.28111°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kyushu (Okinawa) |
Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kazuyuki Zakimi |
Area | |
• Total | 204.54 km2 (78.97 sq mi) |
Population (August 1, 2024) | |
• Total | 52,939 |
• Density | 268.45/km2 (695.3/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
- Tree | Banyan |
- Flower | Bougainvillea and tiger's claw |
- Bird | Grey-faced buzzard |
- Butterfly | Paper kite |
- Fish | Double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma) |
- Shell | Chiragra spider conch (Lambis chiragra) |
Phone number | 0980-72-3751 |
Address | 186 Hirara Nishizato, Miyakojima-shi 906-8501 |
Climate | Af |
Website | www |
Miyakojima (宮古島市, Miyakojima-shi, Miyako: Myaaku, Okinawan: Naaku) is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, located on the Miyako Islands. As of 2012, it had a population of 54,908. The current mayor is Kazuyuki Zakimi, who took office on January 25, 2021.