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 (January 2008)
  Total 4,221
  Density 12.6/km2 (33/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 Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Hall Address 11 Misakichō, Ishigaki-shi, Okinawa-ken
907-8503
Website www.town.taketomi.lg.jp (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 Yaeyama District 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 2008, the town has an estimated population of 4,221 and the density of 12.6 persons per km2. The total area is 334.02 km2.

Transportation

Hateruma Airport is located on Hateruma Island in Taketomi.

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