Tonaki, Okinawa

Tonaki (渡名喜村, Tonaki-son, Okinawan: トゥナチ Tunachi) is a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The village consists of Tonaki Island and the uninhabited Irisuna Island.[1]

Tonaki

渡名喜村
Tunachi
Village
Tonaki Village Office
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Location of Tonaki in Okinawa Prefecture
Tonaki
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 26°22′20″N 127°08′28″E
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu
PrefectureOkinawa Prefecture
DistrictShimajiri
Area
 • Total3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total406
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address1917-3, Tonaki-son, Shimajiri-gun, Okinawa-ken
901-3692
Websitewww.vill.tonaki.okinawa.jp
Symbols
FlowerKawara Nadeshiko (Dianthus longicalyx)
TreeFukugi (Garcinia subelliptica)

As of 2013, the village has an estimated population of 406 and a density of 110 persons per km². The total area is 3.74 square kilometres (1.44 sq mi). The highest point in Tonaki is on Tonaki Island at 178.4 metres (585 ft)[2][3]

Tonaki is located approximately 58 kilometres (36 mi) northwest of the prefectural capitol of Naha. The village is accessible by regular ferry service from Tomari Port in Naha.[1]

Tonaki was once an active center of bonito fishing, but now the village economy is evenly divided between agriculture and fishing. Tonaki is in a long-term state of population decline.[3]

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References
  1. "渡名喜（村）" [Tonaki Village]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2013. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  2. 渡名喜村の人口と世帯 [Population and Households of the Village of Tonaki] (in Japanese). Tonaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan: Village of Tonaki. 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  3. "渡名喜島" [Tonaki Island]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2013. OCLC 173191044. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2013-08-02.


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