Kikaijima

Kikaijima

Native name: 喜界島, Kikai-ga-jima Nickname: Kyaa
Kikaijima
Geography
Location	East China Sea[clarification needed]
Coordinates	28°19′35″N 129°58′27″E / 28.32639°N 129.97417°E / 28.32639; 129.97417
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
Japanese name
Kanji	喜界島
Hiragana	きかいじま
Transcriptions Romanization 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.^[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.