Tonaki, Okinawa

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Tonaki
渡名喜村
Tunachi
Village
Location of Tonaki in Okinawa Prefecture
Location of Tonaki in Okinawa Prefecture
Tonaki is located in Japan
Tonaki
Tonaki
Location in Japan
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Country Japan
Region Kyushu
Prefecture Okinawa Prefecture
District Shimajiri
Area
 • Total 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total 406
 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website www.vill.tonaki.okinawa.jp

Tonaki (渡名喜村 Tonaki-son?, Okinawan: 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 2013, the village has an estimated population of 406 and a density of 110 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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