Kikaijima
Kikaijima (喜界島, also Kikai-ga-jima; Kikai: キャー Kyaa, Northern Ryukyuan: ききや Kikiya) is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.
Native name: 喜界島, Kikai-ga-jima Nickname: Kyaa | |||||
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Kikaijima | |||||
| Geography | |||||
| Location | East China Sea | ||||
| Coordinates | 28°19′35″N 129°58′27″E | ||||
| Archipelago | Amami Islands | ||||
| Area | 56.93 km2 (21.98 sq mi) | ||||
| Coastline | 48.6 km (30.2 mi) | ||||
| Highest elevation | 214 m (702 ft) | ||||
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Japan | |||||
| Prefectures | Kagoshima Prefecture | ||||
| District | Ōshima District | ||||
| Town | Kikai | ||||
| Demographics | |||||
| Population | 7,657 (2013) | ||||
| Ethnic groups | Ryukyuan, Japanese | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 喜界島 | ||||
| Hiragana | きかいじま | ||||
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The island, 56.93 square kilometres (21.98 sq mi) in area, has a population of approximately 7,657 people. Administratively the island forms the town of Kikai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō Quasi-National Park.
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