Tonaki (渡名喜村, Tonaki-son, Okinawan: トゥナチ Tunachi) is a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The village consists of Tonaki Island and the uninhabited Irisuna Island.[1]
Tonaki
渡名喜村 Tunachi | |
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Village | |
Tonaki Village Office | |
![]() Location of Tonaki in Okinawa Prefecture | |
Tonaki Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 26°22′20″N 127°08′28″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture |
| District | Shimajiri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 334 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1917-3, Tonaki-son, Shimajiri-gun, Okinawa-ken 901-3692 |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Kawara Nadeshiko (Dianthus longicalyx) |
| Tree | Fukugi (Garcinia subelliptica) |
As of 2013, the village has an estimated population of 334 and a density of 89 persons per km². The total area is 3.74 square kilometres (1.44 sq mi). The highest point in Tonaki is on Tonaki Island at 178.4 metres (585 ft)[2][3]
Tonaki is located approximately 58 kilometres (36 mi) northwest of the prefectural capitol of Naha. The village is accessible by regular ferry service from Tomari Port in Naha.[1]
Tonaki was once an active center of bonito fishing, but now the village economy is evenly divided between agriculture and fishing. Tonaki is in a long-term state of population decline.[3]
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