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 Map of the Sakishima Islands (Yonaguni Island not shown) | |
  Sakishima Islands | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Between the southern border of the East China Sea and northwestern border of the Philippine Sea |
| Coordinates | 24°42′35″N 124°23′19″E / 24.709652°N 124.388477°E |
| Archipelago | Japanese Archipelago |
| Total islands | 44 (20 inhabited) |
| Major islands | |
| Area | 818.45 km2 (316.01 sq mi)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 526.0 m (1725.7 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Omoto |
| Administration | |
Japan | |
| Prefecture | Okinawa |
| Municipalities | |
| Largest city | Miyakojima (pop. 54,931 (2020)) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 107,244 (October 1, 2020)[2] |
| Pop. density | 131.0/km2 (339.3/sq mi)[2] |
| Languages | Japanese |
| Ethnic groups | Japanese, Ryukyuan |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
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The Sakishima Islands (先島諸島, Sakishima-shotō) (or 先島群島, Sakishima-guntō) (Okinawan: Sachishima, Miyako: Saksїzїma, Yaeyama: Sakїzїma, Yonaguni: Satichima) are an archipelago located at the southernmost end of the Japanese Archipelago. They are part of the Ryukyu Islands and include the Miyako Islands and the Yaeyama Islands. The islands are administered as part of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
- ^ 平成22年 全国都道府県市区町村別面積調 [2010 National Administrative Divisions Area Measurements Key] (PDF) (in Japanese). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ a b 平成22年国勢調査確報値 沖縄県の人口、世帯、住居 [2010 National Census Confirmed Population Data Values for Okinawa Prefecture, Households, Dwellings] (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture Planning Department Statistics Division. 2010.
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