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Yoroshima
Island within Ryukyu Islands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yorojima (与路島) is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.[1]|
Quick Facts Native name: 与路島, Yorojima, Yoroshima, Geography ...
Native name: 与路島, Yorojima, Yoroshima | |
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Geography | |
Location | East China Sea |
Coordinates | 28°02′39″N 129°09′50″E |
Archipelago | Amami Islands |
Area | 9.35 km2 (3.61 sq mi) |
Coastline | 25 km (15.5 mi) |
Highest elevation | 297 m (974 ft) |
Highest point | Okachiyama |
Administration | |
Japan | |
Prefectures | Kagoshima Prefecture |
District | Ōshima District |
Town | Setouchi |
Demographics | |
Population | 140 (2013) |
Pop. density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Ryukyuan, Japanese |
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The island, 9.35 km² in area, has a population of approximately 140 persons, and is administered as the town of Setouchi, Kagoshima, on neighboring Amami-Oshima. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō Quasi-National Park.