Hahajima

Hahajima

Native name: Japanese: 母島
Map of the Hahajima Rettō (Imōtojima is mislabeled as Tori-shima)
Hahajima
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	26°39′N 142°10′E / 26.650°N 142.167°E / 26.650; 142.167
Archipelago	Bonin Islands
Area	19.88 km2 (7.68 sq mi)
Highest elevation	462 m (1516 ft)
Highest point	Chibusayama
Administration
Japan
Prefecture	Tokyo
Subprefecture	Ogasawara
Village	Ogasawara
Demographics
Population	440 (2021)
Pop. density	22.1/km2 (57.2/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Japanese

Hahajima, Haha Jima, or Haha-jima (母島, meaning Mother Island) is the second-largest island within the Bonin or Ogasawara Islands SSE of the Japanese Home Islands. The steeply-sloped island, which is about 21 km² (8 sq mi) in area, has a population of 440.^[1] It is part of Ogasawara Village in Ogasawara Subprefecture, which is approximately 1,000 km (620 mi) south of Tokyo, Japan.

The highest peaks Hahajima are Chibusayama (lit. Breast Mountain), approximately 462 metres (1,516 ft), and Sakaigatake, 443 metres (1,453 ft). It is part of an archipelago that includes Chichijima approximately 50 km (31 mi) to the north and the nearby smaller islands such as Anejima and Imōtojima and Mukōjima. The group forms the Hahajima Rettō (母島列島; formerly the "Baily Group").