Miyako Islands


















































Miyako Islands
Native name:

Miyako-rettō (宮古列島)

Miyako map.jpg
Map of the Miyako Islands

Geography
Location Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Sakishima Islands
Adjacent bodies of water East China Sea
Total islands 12
Major islands
Miyako Island, Irabu Island, Tarama Island
Area 226.20 km2 (87.34 sq mi)
Administration
Japan
Prefecture Okinawa Prefecture
Demographics
Population 55,522 (January 2018)
Pop. density 246.2 /km2 (637.7 /sq mi)



Location of the Miyako Islands




Location of the Miyako Islands in Okinawa Prefecture


The Miyako Islands (宮古列島, Miyako-rettō) are a group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, east of the Yaeyama Islands. They are situated between the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan.


Miyako island has 55,914 people. A bridge connects Miyako Island to Ikema Island, which has 801 people. Tarama village has 1,214 people, between the two islands of Minna and Tarama.



Inhabited islands




  • Flag of Miyakojima, Okinawa.svg Miyakojima City


    • Ikema Island (Ikema-jima)


    • Irabu Island (ja) (Irabu-jima)

    • Kurima Island (ja) (Kurima-jima)


    • Miyako Island (ja) (Miyako-jima)

    • Ōgami Island (ja) (Ōgami-jima)


    • Shimoji Island (Shimoji-shima)




  • Flag of Tarama, Okinawa.png Tarama Village (Miyako District)


    • Minna Island (Minna-jima)

    • Tarama Island (ja) (Tarama-jima)





See also



  • Sakishima Islands

  • Miyako language

  • Miyako Strait



External links



  • Miyako Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage

Coordinates: 24°43′N 125°01′E / 24.717°N 125.017°E / 24.717; 125.017












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