Sakishima Islands

Sakishima Islands
Native name:
  • 先島諸島 (Sakishima-shotō)
  • 先島群島 (Sakishima-guntō)
  • Sachishima (Okinawan)
  • Saksїzїma (Miyako)
  • Sakїzїma (Yaeyama)
  • Satichima (Yonaguni)
Map of the Sakishima Islands (Yonaguni Island not shown)
Sakishima Islands is located in Ryukyu Islands
Sakishima Islands
Sakishima Islands
Geography
LocationBetween the southern border of the East China Sea and northwestern border of the Philippine Sea
Coordinates24°42′35″N 124°23′19″E / 24.709652°N 124.388477°E / 24.709652; 124.388477
ArchipelagoJapanese Archipelago
Total islands44 (20 inhabited)
Major islands
Area818.45 km2 (316.01 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation526.0 m (1725.7 ft)
Highest pointMount Omoto
Administration
Japan
PrefectureOkinawa
Municipalities
Largest cityMiyakojima (pop. 54,931 (2020))
Demographics
Population107,244 (October 1, 2020)[2]
Pop. density131.0/km2 (339.3/sq mi)[2]
LanguagesJapanese
Ethnic groupsJapanese, Ryukyuan
Additional information
Time zone
 • Summer (DST)
View of the Sakishima Islands from the ISS

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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)