Taketomi Island

Taketomi Island
Native name:
Taketomi-jima (竹富島)
Taketomi Island is located to the southwest of Ishigaki Island
Taketomi Island is located in Japan
Taketomi Island
Taketomi Island
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
ArchipelagoRyukyu Islands (Yaeyama Islands)
Area5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Length3.4 km (2.11 mi)
Width2.7 km (1.68 mi)
Highest elevation21 m (69 ft)
Administration
Japan
PrefectureOkinawa Prefecture
DistrictYaeyama District
TownTaketomi
Demographics
Population323 (January 2012)
Ethnic groupsRyukyuan, Japanese
Additional information
Official websitehttp://www.taketomi-islands.jp/
Ishigaki viewed from Taketomi
Street on Taketomi Island

Taketomi Island (竹富島, Taketomi-jima, Yaeyama: Takidun; Taketomi dialect: Teedun; Okinawan: Dakidun) is an island in the town of Taketomi, within Yaeyama District of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Taketomi is one of the Yaeyama Islands.[1][2][3] The population of Taketomi Island was 323 as of January 2012.[4]

  1. ^ "Taketomijima". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  2. ^ "竹富島" [Taketomi Island]. Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  3. ^ "竹富島" [Taketomi Island]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 173191044. dlc 2009238904. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  4. ^ "竹富町地区別人口動態票(平成24年1月末)" [Population of the Town of Taketomi by Area (End of January, 2012)] (PDF). Taketomi, Okinawa Prefecture: Town of Taketomi. 2012. Retrieved Oct 19, 2012.