Ogasawara, Tokyo
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Ogasawara Village 小笠原村 |
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 Location of Ogasawara Village in Tokyo Metropolis (Ogasawara Subprefecture) |
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 Ogasawara Village
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| Coordinates: 26°59′N 142°13′E / 26.983°N 142.217°ECoordinates: 26°59′N 142°13′E / 26.983°N 142.217°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Kantō | |
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Tokyo Metropolis (Ogasawara Subprefecture) |
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| District | None | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Kazuo Morishita | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 104.41 km2 (40.31 sq mi) | |
| Population (January 2008) | ||
| • Total | 2,772 | |
| • Density | 26.5/km2 (69/sq mi) | |
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| • Tree | Screw pine | |
| • Flower | Munin Himetsubaki (Schima mertensiana) | |
| • Bird | Bonin white-eye | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City hall address | Nishimachi, Chichi-jima, Ogasawara-mura, Tōkyō-to 100-2101 |
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| Website | www |
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Ogasawara (小笠原村 Ogasawara-mura?) is a village (rural municipality) in Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan, that governs the Bonin Islands, Volcano Islands and three remote islands (Nishinoshima, Minami Torishima and Okinotorishima).
The municipality consists of the following groups and single isolated islands:
The southernmost (uninhabited) group is known as the Volcano Islands. 700 km further south is Okino Torishima, and 1,900 km further east is Minamitorishima.
The population of the municipality resides on Chichi-jima (pop. about 2300) and Haha-jima (pop. about 500). The administration and village hall is located in the village of Omura on Chichi-jima. In addition, there is an air base with 400 soldiers on Iwojima of the Volcano Islands.
In 1940, five municipalities were created in the islands, which had been unincorporated before, two on Chichijima, two on Hahajima, and one on Iwojima
Both villages of Kita Iwo Jima became part of newly created Iwojima municipality in 1940:
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