Ishigaki, Okinawa

Ishigaki 石垣市 Isïgaksï, Ishanagzï
City
Top left: Mount Omoto, Top right: Mount Nosoko, 2nd row: Kabira Bay from Kabira Park, lower left: 730 Street in downtown Ishigaki, lower right: Shiraho natural reef, Bottom of left: Hirakubo peninsula from Tamatorizaki, Bottom right: Miyara old residence site
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Location of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture
Ishigaki
Coordinates: 24°20′26″N 124°9′20″E / 24.34056°N 124.15556°E / 24.34056; 124.15556
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Okinawa Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Yoshitaka Nakayama
Area
• Total	229.00 km2 (88.42 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2016)
• Total	47,562
• Density	213/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Yaeyama kokutan (Diospyros ferrea)
- Flower	Sakishima tsutsuji (Rhododendron amanoi, Ohwi)
- Bird	Crested serpent eagle
- Butterfly	Rice paper butterfly
- Fish	Hamafuefuki (Lethrinus nebulosus)
- Shell	Black-lip oyster (Pinctada margaritifera)
Phone number	0980-82-9911
Address	14 Misakichō, Ishigaki-shi 907-8501
Climate	Af
Website	www.city.ishigaki.okinawa.jp

Ishigaki (石垣市, Ishigaki-shi, Yaeyama: Isïgaksï, Ishanagzï) is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It includes Ishigaki island and the Senkaku Islands territory.^[1] The city is the political, cultural, and economic center of the Yaeyama Islands.^[2] New Ishigaki Airport serves the city. As of December 2012, the city has an estimated population of 48,816 and a population density of 213 persons per km². The total area is 229.00 km².^[3]

It is also the location of the Senkaku Islands (see below in the Geography section).