Aogashima, Tokyo
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Aogashima 青ヶ島村 |
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Aogashima Village Hall
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 Location of Aogashima in Tokyo Metropolis |
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 Aogashima
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| Coordinates: 32°27′58.9″N 139°45′48.1″E / 32.466361°N 139.763361°ECoordinates: 32°27′58.9″N 139°45′48.1″E / 32.466361°N 139.763361°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Tokyo Metropolis | ||
| District | Hachijō Subprefecture | ||
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| • Total | 5.96 km2 (2.30 sq mi) | ||
| Population (June 2016) | |||
| • Total | 168 | ||
| • Density | 28.2/km2 (73/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Persea | ||
| - Flower | Lilium | ||
| - Bird | Japanese wood pigeon | ||
| Phone number | 04996-9-0111 | ||
| Address | Mubanchi 100-1701, Aogashima-mura, Tokyo | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Aogashima (青ヶ島村 Aogashima-mura?) is a village located in Hachijō Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 1 February 2016[update], the village had an estimated population of 168 and a population density of 28.2 persons per km². Its total area was 5.96 square kilometres (2.30 sq mi)
Aogashima Village covers the island of Aogashima, the southernmost and most isolated populated island in the Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea, 358.4 kilometres (222.7 mi) south of central Tokyo, and 71.4 kilometres (44.4 mi) south of Hachijōjima, its nearest populated neighbor. Aogashima is the least populous municipality in the whole of Japan. Warmed by the Kuroshio Current, the town has a warmer and wetter climate than central Tokyo.
It is uncertain when human settlement first began on Aogashima, but the island was known to be inhabited in the early Edo period, and is mentioned in historical records kept by the Tokugawa shogunate in Hachijōjima. During a major volcanic eruption in 1785, a large number of islanders perished, and the remainder were evacuated to Hachijōjima. An 1835 census reported 241 inhabitants (133 men, 108 women), mostly engaged in fishing.
On April 1, 1940, the island came under the administrative jurisdiction of Hachijō Subprefecture. The population is centered on two hamlets; Yasundogō (休戸郷?) in the east and Nishigō (西郷?) in the west.
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