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Oki Islands
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Key facts
- Adjacent to
- Sea of Japan
- Total islands
- 4 main, 16 named, 180+ total
- Area
- 346.1 km (133.6 sq mi)
- Prefectures
- Shimane
- District
- Oki District
- Population
- 24,500 (2010)
- Pop density
- 70.7/km (183.1/sq mi)
- Ethnic groups
- Japanese
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 24500
- Area
- 346.1
- Elevation
- 608
- Image
- 海から見る知夫赤壁.jpg
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- Oki Islands
- native label
- 隠岐諸島
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The Oki Islands (隠岐諸島, Oki-shotō; or 隠岐の島 Oki-no-shima, 隠岐群島 Oki-guntō) is an archipelago in the Sea of Japan, the islands of which are administratively part of Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The islands have a total area of 346.1 square kilometres (133.6 sq mi). Only four of the around 180 islands are permanently inhabited. Much of the archipelago is within the borders of Daisen-Oki National Park. Due to their geological heritage, the Oki Islands were designated a UNESCO Global Geopark in September 2013.
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