Taketomi, Okinawa
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Taketomi (竹富町, Taketomi-chō, Yaeyama: Teedun, Okinawan: Dakidun) is a town located in Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
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Taketomi
竹富町 Teedun | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 24°17′12″N 123°52′54″E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kyushu (Okinawa) |
Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture |
District | Yaeyama |
Government | |
• Mayor | Takeshi Ōmori |
Area | |
• Total | 334.02 km2 (128.97 sq mi) |
Population (October 2016) | |
• Total | 4,050 |
• Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 11 Misakichō, Ishigaki-shi, Okinawa-ken 907-8503 |
Website | www |
Symbols | |
Bird | Ruddy kingfisher |
Butterfly | Great orange tip |
Fish | Bluefin trevally |
Flower | Light galangal |
Tree | Inumaki |
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The town includes all of the islands in the Yaeyama Islands excluding Ishigaki, Yonaguni, and the Senkaku Islands. This includes the islands of Iriomote, Yubu, Taketomi, Kohama, Kuroshima, Hateruma, and Hatoma. Although Ishigaki is not part of the town of Taketomi, the town hall is located there.
As of October 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,050 and the population density of 12 inhabitants per square kilometre (31/sq mi). The total area is 334.02 square kilometres (128.97 sq mi).