Mishima, Kagoshima
Mishima
三島村 | |
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Village | |
 Mishima Village Hall | |
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UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
| Phone number | 099-222-3141 |
| Address | 12-18, Meizanchō, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 892-0821 |
| Website | www |
Mishima (三島村, Mishima-mura) is a
As of 1 October 2020, the village has an estimated population of 405 and a population density of 12.9 persons per square kilometre (33 per square mile). The total area is 31.36 km2 (12.11 sq mi).
Geography
The islands of Miura Village are the northernmost of the Ryukyu archipelago, and although now grouped together with the Ōsumi Islands, are physically an extension of the Tokara island arc. All of the islands are the exposed peaks of stratovolcanos rising from the ocean floor, and most are volcanically active.[2]
Surrounding municipalities
- Makurazaki
- Ibusuki
- Nishinoomote
- Minamisatsuma
- Minamikyūshū
- Minamiōsumi
- Nakatane
- Minamitane
- Yakushima
History
The islands have been inhabited since at least the
After the Meiji Restoration, these islands were allotted to Kawanabe District of Satsuma Province, and then transferred to Ōshima District of Ōsumi Province in 1897. In 1908, the islands were grouped together with the Tokara Islands into Jitto Village (十島村, Jitto-mura), of which seven were inhabited.
After
References
- ^ Shimbun, Minami-Nippon. "鹿児島・三島村竹島で集会所全焼、神社の一部焼く 村内での火災は2012年1月以来 | 鹿児島のニュース | 南日本新聞". 鹿児島のニュース - 南日本新聞 | 373news.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "地球の鼓動を感じる島々（竹島・硫黄島・黒島）". かごしまで暮らす (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-21.
External links
Media related to Mishima, Kagoshima at Wikimedia Commons
- Mishima official website (in Japanese)
Mishima Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage
Geographic data related to Mishima, Kagoshima at OpenStreetMap
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