Taketomi, Okinawa

Taketomi 竹富町 Teedun
Town
Taketomi Town Office
Flag Official seal of Taketomi Emblem
Location of Taketomi in Okinawa Prefecture
Taketomi Location in Japan
Coordinates: 24°17′12″N 123°52′54″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu (Okinawa)
Prefecture	Okinawa Prefecture
District	Yaeyama
Government
• Mayor	Takeshi Ōmori
Area
• Total	334.02 km2 (128.97 sq mi)
Population  (October 2016)
• Total	4,050
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	11 Misakichō, Ishigaki-shi, Okinawa-ken 907-8503
Website	www.town.taketomi.lg.jp (in Japanese)
Symbols
Bird	Ruddy kingfisher
Butterfly	Great orange tip
Fish	Bluefin trevally
Flower	Light galangal
Tree	Inumaki

Taketomi (竹富町, Taketomi-chō, Yaeyama: Teedun, Okinawan: Dakidun) is a town located in Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

The town includes all of the islands in the Yaeyama Islands excluding Ishigaki, Yonaguni, and the Senkaku Islands. This includes the islands of Iriomote, Taketomi, Kohama, Kuroshima, Hateruma, and Hatoma. Although Ishigaki is not part of the town of Taketomi, the town hall is located there.

As of October 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,050 and the density of 12 persons per km² (31/sq mi). The total area is 334.02 km² (128.97 sq mi).

Transportation

Hateruma Airport is located on Hateruma Island in Taketomi.

Hateruma Airport

External links

• Taketomi Island