Iriomote Island
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Iriomote Island (西表島, Iriomote-jima, Yaeyama: Irïmutii; Iriomote: Irimutii; Okinawan: Iriumuti) is the largest of the Yaeyama Islands of Japan, and the second largest in Okinawa Prefecture after Okinawa Island itself.
Native name: 西表島 | |
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Geography | |
Location | Bordering the Pacific Ocean and East China Sea, southwest of mainland Japan and east of Taiwan |
Coordinates | 24°20′24″N 123°48′36″E |
Archipelago | Yaeyama Islands |
Area | 289.27 km2 (111.69 sq mi)[1] |
Coastline | 130.0 km (80.78 mi)[1] |
Highest elevation | 469.5 m (1540.4 ft) |
Highest point | Mt. Komi (古見岳, Komi-dake) |
Administration | |
Japan | |
Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture |
Town | Taketomi, Okinawa |
Demographics | |
Population | 2,347 (2005) |
Ethnic groups | Ryukyuan, Japanese |
The island has an area of 289.27 km2 (111.69 sq mi) and a 2005 population of 2,347. The island does not have an airstrip, and most visitors—over 390,000 in 2006—arrive from Ishigaki by ferry, a 31.4 km (19.5 mi) ride to Uwahara Port (上原港) on Iriomote's northeast coast or Ōhara Port (大原港) on the southeast coast. Administratively, the island belongs to Taketomi Town, Okinawa Prefecture.[1] Its infrastructure is limited to a single coastal road connecting the hamlets on the northern and eastern shores.