Ogasawara Subprefecture
小笠原 | |
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| Ogasawara-shichō | |
 The islands of Ogasawara Subprefecture follow an oceanic ridge south from the Izu Islands and Tokyo on Honshu in the Japanese Home Islands | |
| Prefecture | Tokyo Metropolis |
| Capital | Ogasawara |
| Area | |
| • Total | 104.41 km2 (40.31 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2023) | |
| • Total | 2,930 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Website | Village website |
Ogasawara Subprefecture (小笠原支庁, Ogasawara-shichō) is a subprefecture of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in Japan. The subprefecture covers the Bonin[1] and Volcano Islands and three isolated islets (the "Ogasawara Archipelago")[2] and is coterminous with the village of Ogasawara. The subprefecture covers 104.41 square kilometers (40.31 sq mi) and has a population of 2,930 in 2023. It maintains a main office on Chichijima and a branch office on Hahajima, the two permanent settlements in the islands. (The SDF base on Iwo Jima is supported separately, although still notionally part of the subprefecture and village's jurisdiction.)
- ^ Freeman (1951), pp. 229–235.
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage, Tentative List: "Ogasawara Islands" (Ref. 5095), proposed by the Ministry of the Environment (Japan). January 30, 2007.