Taketomi, Okinawa

Taketomi
竹富町
Teedun
Town
Taketomi Town Office

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Location of Taketomi in Okinawa Prefecture
Taketomi
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 24°17′12″N 123°52′54″E / 24.28667°N 123.88167°E / 24.28667; 123.88167Coordinates: 24°17′12″N 123°52′54″E / 24.28667°N 123.88167°E / 24.28667; 123.88167
Country Japan
Region Kyushu (Okinawa)
Prefecture Okinawa Prefecture
District Yaeyama
Government
 • Mayor Takeshi Ōmori
Area
 • Total 334.02 km2 (128.97 sq mi)
Population (October 2016)
 • Total 4,050
 • Density 12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Symbols
 • Tree Inumaki
 • Flower Light galangal
 • Bird Ruddy kingfisher
 • Butterfly Great orange tip
 • Fish Bluefin trevally
 • Others Shell: Chiragra spider conch (Lambis chiragra)
Time zone UTC+9 (JST)
City hall address 11 Misakichō, Ishigaki-shi, Okinawa-ken
907-8503
Website www.town.taketomi.lg.jp (in Japanese)

Taketomi (竹富町, Taketomi-chō, Yaeyama: Teedun, Okinawan: Dakidun) is a town located in Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

The town includes all of the islands in the Yaeyama Islands excluding Ishigaki, Yonaguni, and the Senkaku Islands. This includes the islands of Iriomote, Taketomi, Kohama, Kuroshima, Hateruma, and Hatoma. Although Ishigaki is not part of the town of Taketomi, the town hall is located there.

As of October 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,050 and the density of 12 persons per km2 (31/sq mi). The total area is 334.02 km2 (128.97 sq mi).

Transportation

Hateruma Airport is located on Hateruma Island in Taketomi.

Hateruma Airport


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