Nickname: Carrot Island | |
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 Aerial view of Tsuken Island | |
  Tsuken Island | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 26°15′02″N 127°56′31″E / 26.25056°N 127.94194°E |
| Archipelago | Okinawa Islands |
| Adjacent to | Pacific Ocean |
| Area | 1.88 km2 (0.73 sq mi) |
| Length | 2.3 km (1.43 mi) |
| Width | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
| Coastline | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 38.8 m (127.3 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Region | Kyūshū |
| Prefecture | Okinawa |
| City | Uruma |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 485 (2005) |
| Ethnic groups | Ryukyuan, Japanese |
Tsuken Island (津堅島, Tsuken-jima, Okinawan: Biti) is an island in the Pacific Ocean in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island is southernmost of the Yokatsu Islands, and is located 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) south south-east of the Katsuren Peninsula off Okinawa Island at the entrance of Nakagusuku Bay. Tsuken covers 1.88 square kilometres (0.73 sq mi) and has a population of 487 residents.[1][2][3]
The only settlement on Tsuken is located in the southwest of the island. The settlement includes the Port of Tsuken, a post office, and a medical clinic attached to the Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital in Uruma. The island is home to Tsuken Elementary School (19 students) and Tsuken Junior High School (11 students). The island has no high school; students must leave the island after junior high school to continue their education.[4] While residents of Tsuken speak standard Japanese, usage of the Okinawan language remains strong on the island, specifically the South-Central dialect of the language.[2][3]
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