Iejima
Sign in to savethumb|View of Iejima from Ocean Expo Park in Motobu thumb|Iejima lies to the northwest of the main island of Okinawa Islands|Okinawa , previously romanized in English as Ie Shima, is an island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, lying a few kilometers off the Motobu Peninsula on Okinawa Island. The island measures in circumference and covers . As of December 2012 the island had a population of 4,610. Ie Village, which covers the entire island, has a ferry connection with the town of Motobu on Okinawa Island.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Iejima
- Islands.image_name
- Ie Island, Okinawa gsi-20180219.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Aerial view of Iejima
- Islands.image_size
- 260px
- Islands.map
- Japan
- Islands.map_caption
- Iejima in the Ryukyu Islands
- Islands.native_name_link
- Japanese language
- Islands.location
- East China Sea
- Islands.area_km2
- 23
- Islands.coastline_km
- 22.4
- Islands.highest_mount
- Mount Gusuku
- Islands.elevation_m
- 172
- Islands.country
- Japan
- Islands.population
- 4,610
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2012
- Islands.density_km2
- 200
- Islands.ethnic_groups
- Ryukyuan, Japanese
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thumb|View of Iejima from Ocean Expo Park in Motobu thumb|Iejima lies to the northwest of the main island of Okinawa Islands|Okinawa , previously romanized in English as Ie Shima, is an island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, lying a few kilometers off the Motobu Peninsula on Okinawa Island. The island measures in circumference and covers . As of December 2012 the island had a population of 4,610. Ie Village, which covers the entire island, has a ferry connection with the town of Motobu on Okinawa Island.
Iejima is generally flat. The most notable geographic feature is a peak called Mount Gusuku (Kunigami:Tatchuu) at a height of 172 meters. The mountain resembles a volcano but is actually an erosion artifact. Alternately called "Peanut Island," for its general shape and peanut crop, or "Flower Island," for its abundant flora and more sizeable crop, Iejima draws tourists by ferry, especially during late April when the Ie Lily Festival begins.