Ishigaki, Okinawa
Ishigaki
石垣市 Isïgaksï, Ishanagzï | |
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Top left: Mount Omoto, Top right: Mount Nosoko, 2nd row: Kabira Bay from Kabira Park, lower left: 730 Street in downtown Ishigaki, lower right: Shiraho natural reef, Bottom of left: Hirakubo peninsula from Tamatorizaki, Bottom right: Miyara old residence site | |
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Location of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture | |
Interactive map of Ishigaki | |
Ishigaki | |
| Coordinates: 24°20′26″N 124°9′20″E / 24.34056°N 124.15556°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | (In vacancy) |
| Area | |
• Total | 229.00 km2 (88.42 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2016) | |
• Total | 47,562 |
| • Density | 213/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| – Tree | Yaeyama kokutan (Diospyros ferrea) |
| – Flower | Sakishima tsutsuji (Rhododendron amanoi, Ohwi) |
| – Bird | Crested serpent eagle |
| – Butterfly | Rice paper butterfly |
| – Fish | Hamafuefuki (Lethrinus nebulosus) |
| – Shell | Black-lip oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) |
| Phone number | 0980-82-9911 |
| Address | 14 Misakichō, Ishigaki-shi 907-8501 |
| Climate | Af |
| Website | www |
Ishigaki (Japanese: 石垣市, Hepburn: Ishigaki-shi; Yaeyama: Isïgaksï, Ishanagzï) is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It includes Ishigaki island and the Senkaku Islands territory. The city is the political, cultural, and economic center of the Yaeyama Islands. New Ishigaki Airport serves the city. As of December 2012, the city has an estimated population of 48,816 and a population density of 213 persons per km2. The total area is 229.00 km2.
It is also the seat of the Senkaku Islands administration, those islands being part of the territory of the city.