Ishigaki Island from space, August 1991

Ishigaki (石垣島 -jima Yaeyama: Shikaitu Okinawan: Ishigachi) is an island west of Okinawa Hontō and the second-largest island of the Yaeyama Island group. It is also the name of the main and only city (石垣市, -shi) on the islands. The city functions as the business and transport center of the archipelago. Ishigaki Airport is the largest airport in the Yaeyamas and Japan's largest third-class airport. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (640x640, 140 KB)Ishigaki Island, Ryukyu Islands - August 1991 image description here File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (640x640, 140 KB)Ishigaki Island, Ryukyu Islands - August 1991 image description here File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Yaeyama is a language spoken by around 44650 people in the Yaeyama islands south of the Miyako area of the Ryukyus. ... Okinawan (Okinawan: Ê”ucināguci) is a Ryukyuan language spoken in Japan on the southern island of Okinawa, as well as the surrounding islands of Kerama, Kume-jima, Tonaki, Aguni, and a number of smaller islands located to the east of the main island of Okinawa. ... Okinawa Island (沖縄本島 Okinawa-hontō) is the largest of the Ryukyu Islands, and is home to Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. ... Map of the Yaeyama Islands The Yaeyama Islands (八重山諸島 Yaeyama-shotō) are an archipelago in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. ... Ishigaki Airport (石垣空港 Ishigaki-kÅ«kō), IATA ISG, is a third-class airport located near the city of Ishigaki, Japan. ...

Ishigaki Island, like the rest of Okinawa, takes cultural influences from both Japan and China due to its location between China and mainland Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 43,769 and the density of 191.21 persons per km². The total area is 228.91 km². Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

Ishigaki was originally founded in 1908 as Yaeyama Village, an amalgamation of the Ishigaki, Ōhama, and Miyara magiri. In 1914 it was renamed to Ishigaki Village, and grew to become Ishigaki Town in 1926. It became a city on July 10, 1947. 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Magiri ) was a historical type of administrative district in Okinawa, Japan. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Japan administers the disputed Senkaku Islands as a part of Ishigaki City. // Aerial view of Uotsuri-jima / Diaoyu-dao Kuba Jima (久場島) or Huangwei Yu (黃尾嶼 Yellow Tail) is located at has an area of 1. ...

A tsunami of record height occurred on Ishigaki island in 1771. For other uses, see Tsunami (disambiguation). ...

External links

• Ishigaki official website
• Wikitravel: Ishigaki
• Secret Japan's guide of Ishigaki
• A Boy and Ishigakijima Special Attack Base - review of book by Minoru Kuniyoshi about his wartime experiences on Ishigaki

Okinawa Prefecture
Cities
Ginowan | Ishigaki | Itoman | Miyakojima | Nago | Naha (capital) | Nanjō | Okinawa | Shuri | Tomigusuku | Urasoe | Uruma
Districts
Kunigami | Miyako | Nakagami | Shimajiri | Yaeyama
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Coordinates: 24°20′N, 124°09′E Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... “Okinawa” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Okinawa,_Japan. ... Ginowan (宜野湾市; -shi) is a city located in Okinawa, Japan. ... Itoman (糸満市; -shi) is a city located in Okinawa, Japan. ... Miyakojima (宮古島市 -shi) is a city on several islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. ... Nago (名護市; -shi) is a city located in Okinawa, Japan. ... Naha (Japanese: ; -shi) is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. ... Nanjō (南城市 -shi) is a city in the southern part of Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. ... Okinawa (沖縄市; -shi), or Okinawa City, is a city located on the island of Okinawa Honto in Okinawa, Japan. ... Shuri is a city in Okinawa also known as Shui or Syuri. ... Tomigusuku (豊見城市; -shi) is a city located in Okinawa, Japan. ... Urasoe (浦添市; -shi) is a city located in Okinawa, Japan. ... Uruma City (うるま市 Uruma-shi) is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. ... Kunigami (国頭郡; -gun) is a district located in Okinawa, Japan. ... Miyako (宮古郡; -gun) is a district located in Okinawa, Japan. ... Nakagami (中頭郡; -gun) is a district located in Okinawa, Japan. ... Shimajiri (島尻郡; -gun) is a district located in Okinawa, Japan. ... Yaeyama (八重山郡; -gun) is a district located in Okinawa, Japan. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...