Aguni, Okinawa
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Aguni 粟国村 |
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Aerial view of Aguni Island
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 Location of Aguni in Okinawa Prefecture |
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 Aguni
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| Coordinates: 26°34′57″N 127°13′38″E / 26.58250°N 127.22722°ECoordinates: 26°34′57″N 127°13′38″E / 26.58250°N 127.22722°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kyushu (Okinawa) | ||
| Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture | ||
| District | Shimajiri | ||
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| • Mayor | Shizuyoshi Shinjō | ||
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| • Total | 7.63 km2 (2.95 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 97.3 m (319.2 ft) | ||
| Population (May 1, 2013) | |||
| • Total | 772 | ||
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Fukugi (Garcinia) |
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| - Flower | Easter Lily (Lilium longiflorum) |
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| - Flowering tree | Sotetsu (Cycas revoluta) |
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| Phone number | 098-988-2016 | ||
| Address | 367 Higashi, Aguni, Okinawa-ken | ||
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Aguni (粟国村 Aguni-son?) is a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The village occupies the entirety of Aguni Island.
As of 2013, the village had an estimated population of 772 and a population density of 100 persons per km². The total area is 7.63 square kilometres (2.95 sq mi).
Aguni is located in the East China Sea. The village sits 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Naha, Okinawa, the prefectural capital of Okinawa on Okinawa Island. Aguni Island spans 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from north to south and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from east to west. Aguni is a low-lying island with its highest point only reaching 97.3 metres (319 ft).
Aguni faces Tonaki and the Kerama Islands to the south and Kume Island to the southwest. The town consists of three districts: Hama, Higashi, and Nishi.
Aguni was settled from earliest period in the history of the Ryukyu Islands. The island has remains of both shell middens and gusuku castle remains. Aguni appears in the earliest written record as Awaguni, and was placed under the administration of Kume Island. Aguni was home to merchants and mariners in the sailing period of the Ryukyu Kingdom. After the end of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and the abolition of the han system in Japan in 1879, Aguni became part of Okinawa Prefecture. In 1880 the population of Aguni stood at 3,099 residents, and reached 4,966 by 1903. The island saw discontent and violent protest by peasants between 1880 and 1881, which were ultimately suppressed by the authorities on Kume Island. The Village of Aguni was formally established in 1908
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