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Ishigaki

Also known as Isigaki

city in Okinawa prefecture, Japan

Key facts

Country: Japan
Region: Kyushu
Prefecture: Okinawa Prefecture
Mayor: (In vacancy)
Total: 229.00 km (88.42 sq mi)
Density: 213/km (550/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
Tree: Yaeyama kokutan ( Diospyros ferrea )
Flower: Sakishima tsutsuji ( Rhododendron amanoi , Ohwi )
Bird: Crested serpent eagle
Butterfly: Rice paper butterfly
Fish: Hamafuefuki ( Lethrinus nebulosus )
Shell: Black-lip oyster ( Pinctada margaritifera )
Phone number: 0980-82-9911
Address: 14 Misakichō, Ishigaki-shi 907-8501
Climate: Af
Website: www .city .ishigaki .okinawa .jp

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 石垣市
Population: 46922
Area: 229.00
Official website: www.city.ishigaki.okinawa.jp
Image: Ishigaki montage.JPG
Dialing code: 09808

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Commons category: Ishigaki, Okinawa
native label: 石垣市
name in kana: いしがきし
postal code: 907-8501
inception: 1947-07-10

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Ishigaki (Japanese: 石垣市, Hepburn: Ishigaki-shi; Yaeyama: Isïgaksï, Ishanagzï) is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It includes Ishigaki island and the Senkaku Islands territory. The city is the political, cultural, and economic center of the Yaeyama Islands. New Ishigaki Airport serves the city. As of December 2012, the city has an estimated population of 48,816 and a population density of 213 persons per km. The total area is 229.00 km.

It is also the seat of the Senkaku Islands administration, those islands being part of the territory of the city.