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Native name: 加計呂麻島, Kakeromajima | |
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 View of Kakeromajima from Kochiyama on Amami-Oshima | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | East China Sea |
| Coordinates | 28°07′29″N 129°14′41″E / 28.12472°N 129.24472°E |
| Archipelago | Amami Islands |
| Area | 77.39 km2 (29.88 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 147.5 km (91.65 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 326 m (1070 ft) |
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Japan | |
| Prefectures | Kagoshima Prefecture |
| District | Ōshima District |
| Town | Setouchi |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1,600 (2013) |
| Pop. density | 20.67/km2 (53.54/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Ryukyuan, Japanese |
Kakeromajima (加計呂麻島) or Kakeroma-tō[1] is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.[2]
The island, 77.39 km2 (29.88 sq mi) in area, has a population of approximately 1,600 persons. Administratively it is part of the town of Setouchi in Kagoshima Prefecture. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō Quasi-National Park.
- ^ Matsumoto, et al., "Some Problems of Folk-Religion in the Southwest Islands (Ryūkyū)," p. 117. "Itō Mikiharu (Kanji), 1958: Amami no kami-matsuri, Kakeroma-tō noro-shinji chōsa-hōkoku (Festivals of Amami, Fieldreport on the Noro-Cult of Kakeroma Island), Kokugakuin-daigaku Nippon-bunka-kenkyūsho kiyo 3: 53-139."
- ^ Teikoku's Complete Atlas of Japan, Teikoku-Shoin Co., Ltd., Tokyo, ISBN 4-8071-0004-1