Taketomi, Okinawa

Infobox City Japan
Name= Taketomi
JapaneseName= 竹富町
Map

Region= Kyūshū (Ryukyu)
Prefecture= Okinawa (Yaeyama)
District= Yaeyama
Area_km2= 334.02
PopDate= January 2008
Population= 4,221
Density_km2= 12.6
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 24
LatitudeMinutes= 17
LatitudeSeconds= 12
LongtitudeDegrees= 123
LongtitudeMinutes= 52
LongtitudeSeconds= 54
Tree= Inumaki
Flower= Light galangal
Bird= Ruddy Kingfisher
Fish= Bluefin trevally
Butterfly= Great Orange Tip
Others= Shell: Chiragra Spider Conch (Lambis chiragra)
Symbol

SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor= Takeshi Ōmori
CityHallPostalCode= 907-8503
CityHallAddress= 11 Misakichō, Ishigaki-shi, Okinawa-ken
CityHallPhone= 0980-82-6191
CityHallLink= [http://www.taketomi-islands.jp/ Taketomi Town]

Taketomi (竹富町; -chō Yaeyama: "Tēdun" Okinawan: "Dakidun") is a town located in Yaeyama district, Okinawa, Japan. The town includes all of the islands in the Yaeyama District excluding Ishigaki, Yonaguni, and the Senkaku Islands. This includes the islands of Iriomote, Taketomi, Kohama, Kuroshima, Hateruma, and Hatoma. Although Ishigaki is not part of the town of Taketomi, the town hall is located there.

As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 4,221 and the density of 12.6 persons per km². The total area is 334.02 km².

Transportation

Hateruma Airport is located on Hateruma Island in Taketomi.

External links

* [http://www.taketomi-islands.jp/ Town of Taketomi]