Kumejima Island

Kume Island

Native name: クミジマ(Kumijima)
Kumejima Island 2009
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	26°20′28″N 126°48′18″E / 26.34111°N 126.80500°E / 26.34111; 126.80500Coordinates: 26°20′28″N 126°48′18″E / 26.34111°N 126.80500°E / 26.34111; 126.80500
Archipelago	Okinawa Islands
Administration
Japan
Prefecture	Okinawa Prefecture

Kume Island(久米島, Kumejima^?, Okinawan: クミジマ Kumijima) is an island, part of the Okinawa Islands and administratively part of the town of Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It has an area of 59.11 square kilometres (636,300,000 sq ft). The island had a population of 8,713 (2010).

Kume Island is a volcanic island. Its principal economic activities are the production of sugarcane and tourism.