Miyako Islands
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group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Key facts
- Location
- Pacific Ocean
- Archipelago
- Sakishima Islands
- Adjacent to
- East China Sea
- Major islands
- Miyako Island , Irabu Island , Tarama Island
- Area
- 226.20 km (87.34 sq mi)
- Prefecture
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Population
- 55,522 (January 2018)
- Pop density
- 246.2/km (637.7/sq mi)
- Ethnic groups
- Ryukyuan , Japanese
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Population
- 55522
- Area
- 226.47
- Elevation
- 115
- Body of water
- East China Sea
- Image
- Miyako higashi hennazaki.JPG
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- Commons category
- Miyako Islands
- topic's main category
- Category:Miyako Islands
- located in/on physical feature
- Sakishima Islands
- language used
- Miyako
- native label
- 宮古列島
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Encyclopedic overview
Location of the Miyako Islands Location of the Miyako Islands in Okinawa Prefecture
The Miyako Islands (宮古列島, Miyako-rettō; Miyako: Myaaku, Tarama dialect: Meeku, Okinawan: Naaku, Northern Ryukyuan: みやこ Miyako) (also Miyako Jima group) are a group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, belonging to the Ryukyu Islands. They are situated between Okinawa Island and the Yaeyama Islands.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Miyako Islands” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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