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Yoronjima
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Yoronjima

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Also known as Yoron Island

, also known as Yoron, is one of the Amami Islands.

Key facts

Islands.name
Yoronjima
Islands.image_name
Yoron Island 20080622.jpg
Islands.image_caption
Aerial view of Yoronjima in 2008
Islands.map_image
Satsunan-Islands-Kagoshima-Japan.png
Islands.location
East China Sea
Islands.archipelago
Amami Islands
Islands.area_km2
20.8
Islands.coastline_km
23.5
Islands.elevation_m
98
Islands.country
Japan
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
Prefectures
Islands.country_admin_divisions
Kagoshima Prefecture
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
District
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
Ōshima District
Islands.population
6,000
Islands.population_as_of
2013
Islands.ethnic_groups
Ryukyuan, Japanese

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
island
Part of
Amami Islands
Country
Japan
Located in
Yoron
Population
6000
Area
20.8
Elevation
98
Body of water
East China Sea
Image
2021-04-09 Yoronjima-seito 与論島製糖（株）DJI Mini2-0023.jpg
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Commons category
Yoronjima
located in/on physical feature
Pacific Ocean
language used
Yoron
native label
与論島
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • History
  • Economy
  • Transportation
  • Culture
  • Local attractions
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

, also known as Yoron, is one of the Amami Islands.

The island, 20.8  km2 (8 sq. mi.) in area, has a population of approximately 6,000 people, and is administered as the town of Yoron, Kagoshima. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō National Park.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yoronjima” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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