Tonaki, Okinawa

Tonaki
渡名喜村
Tunachi
Village
Tonaki Village Office
Location of Tonaki in Okinawa Prefecture
Tonaki
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 26°22′20″N 127°08′28″E / 26.37222°N 127.14111°E / 26.37222; 127.14111
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu
PrefectureOkinawa Prefecture
DistrictShimajiri
Area
 • Total
3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
334
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address1917-3, Tonaki-son, Shimajiri-gun, Okinawa-ken
901-3692
Websitewww.vill.tonaki.okinawa.jp
Symbols
FlowerKawara Nadeshiko (Dianthus longicalyx)
TreeFukugi (Garcinia subelliptica)

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]

As of 2020, 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 capital 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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References

  1. ^ a b "渡名喜(村)" [Tonaki Village]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2013. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  2. ^ 渡名喜村の人口と世帯 [Population and Households of the Village of Tonaki] (in Japanese). Tonaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan: Village of Tonaki. 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  3. ^ a b "渡名喜島" [Tonaki Island]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2013. OCLC 173191044. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2013-08-02.