Awaji Island
Awaji Island (淡路島, Awaji-shima) is an island in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, in the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea between the islands of Honshū and Shikoku. The island has an area of 592.17 square kilometres (228.64 square miles). It is the largest island of the Seto Inland Sea.
Native name: 淡路島 Awaji-shima | |
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Satellite view of Awaji Island | |
Awaji Location in Japan Awaji Awaji (Hyōgo Prefecture) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Seto Inland Sea |
| Coordinates | 34°23′N 134°50′E |
| Area | 592.17 km2 (228.64 sq mi) |
| Length | 53 km (32.9 mi) |
| Width | 28 km (17.4 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 606 m (1988 ft) |
| Administration | |
Japan | |
| Prefecture | Hyōgo Prefecture |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 129,000 (2019) |
| Pop. density | 265/km2 (686/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Japanese |
As a transit between those two islands, Awaji originally means "the road to Awa", the historic province bordering the Shikoku side of the Naruto Strait, now part of Tokushima Prefecture.
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