Sakishima Islands

Sakishima Islands
Native name: 先島諸島 (Sakishima-shotō); 先島群島 (Sakishima-guntō); Sachishima (Okinawan); Saksїzїma (Miyako); Sakїzїma (Yaeyama); Satichima (Yonaguni);
	Map of the Sakishima Islands (Yonaguni Island not shown)
	Sakishima Islands
Geography
Location	Between the southern border of the East China Sea and northwestern border of the Philippine Sea
Coordinates	24.709652°N 124.388477°E
Archipelago	Japanese Archipelago
Total islands	44 (20 inhabited)
Major islands	Iriomote; Ishigaki; Miyako;
Area	818.45 km2 (316.01 sq mi)
Highest elevation	526.0 m (1725.7 ft)
Highest point	Mount Omoto
Administration
	Japan
Prefecture	Okinawa
Municipalities	Miyakojima; Ishigaki; Miyako District (Tarama); Yaeyama District (Taketomi, Yonaguni);
Largest city	Miyakojima (pop. 54,931 (2020))
Demographics
Population	107,244 (October 1, 2020)
Pop. density	131.0/km2 (339.3/sq mi)
Languages	Japanese
Ethnic groups	Japanese, Ryukyuan
Additional information
Time zone	JST (UTC+9);
• Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+9);

The Sakishima Islands (先島諸島, Sakishima-shotō) (or 先島群島, Sakishima-guntō) (Okinawan: Sachishima, Miyako: Saksїzїma, Yaeyama: Sakїzїma, Yonaguni: Satichima) are an archipelago located at the southernmost end of the Japanese Archipelago. They are part of the Ryukyu Islands and include the Miyako Islands and the Yaeyama Islands. The islands are administered as part of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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