Okinoshima, Shimane
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Okinoshima 隠岐の島町 |
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Rosoku (Candle) Rock, an Okinoshima landmark
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 Location of Okinoshima in Shimane Prefecture |
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 Okinoshima
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| Coordinates: 36°12′N 133°19′E / 36.200°N 133.317°ECoordinates: 36°12′N 133°19′E / 36.200°N 133.317°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
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Chūgoku San'in |
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| Prefecture | Shimane Prefecture | ||
| District | Oki | ||
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| • - Mayor | Kazuhisa Matsuda | ||
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| • Total | 242.97 km2 (93.81 sq mi) | ||
| Population (June 1, 2013) | |||
| • Total | 14,849 | ||
| • Density | 61.1/km2 (158/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| -Tree | Cryptomeria | ||
| - Flower | Oki Rhododendron | ||
| Phone number | 08512-2-2111 | ||
| Address | 1 Jōhokumachi, Okinoshima-machi, Oki-gun, Shimane-ken 685-8585 | ||
| Website | www |
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Okinoshima (隠岐の島町 Okinoshima-chō?) is a town located on Dōgo, in Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the town had an estimated population of 14,849 and a population density of 61.1 persons per km². The total area was 242.95 km².
Okinoshima occupies all of the island of Dōgo, in the Oki Islands archipelago in the Sea of Japan, along with numerous offshore uninhabited islands and rocks. For administrative purposes, the Japanese government officially considers the disputed islet of Takeshima ( Liancourt Rocks) to be a part of the town of Okinoshima.
Okinoshima has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year.
Okinoshima Town was formed from the merger of the town of Saigō, and the villages of Fuse, Goka and Tsuma on October 1, 2004, all from Oki District.
Okinoshima Town takes its name from Okinoshima, the traditional name for all four inhabited Oki Islands. There is no single island named Okinoshima.
The town economy is primarily based on agriculture and commercial fishing.
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