Native name: 喜界島, Kikai-ga-jima | |
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Geography | |
Location | East China Sea[clarification needed] |
Coordinates | 28°19′35″N 129°58′27″E / 28.32639°N 129.97417°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) |
Administration | |
Japan | |
Prefectures | Kagoshima Prefecture |
District | Ōshima District |
Town | Kikai |
Demographics | |
Population | 7,657 (2013) |
Pop. density | 134.49/km2 (348.33/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Ryukyuan, Japanese |
Kikaijima (喜界島, also Kikai-ga-jima) is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.[1]
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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