is a

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located on

Yoronjima , also known as Yoron, is one of the Amami Islands.''Teikoku's Complete Atlas of Japan'', Teikoku-Shoin Co., Ltd., Tokyo, The island, 20.8 km² (8 sq. mi.) in area, has a population of approximately 6,000 people, and is administered as the ...

, in Ōshima District,

Kagoshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,599,779 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 9,187 km2 (3,547 sq mi). Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto P ...

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. As of June 2013, the town has an estimated

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of 5,263 and a

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of 257 persons per km². The total area is 20.49 km². Much of the island is within the boundaries of the Amami Guntō National Park.

Geography

Yoron occupies the entire island of

, in the Amami archipelago of the Satsunan Islands, and administratively borders

Okinawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city o ...

Climate

The climate is classified as

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(

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''Cfa'') with very warm summers and mild winters. Precipitation is high throughout the year, but is highest in the months of May, June and September. The area is subject to frequent typhoons.

History

On April 1, 1908, Yoronshima was administratively divided into six villages. From February 28, 1946 until December 25, 1953, Yoronshima, along with the other Amami Islands, was administered by the

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. The six villages were merged to form the town of Yoron on January 1, 1963. Proposals to merge Yoronshima with

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and Wadomari on the neighboring island of

Okinoerabujima , also known as Okinoerabu, is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa. The island, 93.63 km² in area, has a population of approximately 14,000 persons. Administratively it is divided into th ...

in 2003 were overwhelmingly rejected by voters on both islands.

Transportation

Yoron Airport is a third-class airport located on Yoronjima (Yoron Island) in Kagoshima Prefecture Japan. History Yoron Airport was opened on . On 12 May 2005, the runway was strengthened to enable operations by the Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft. Airlines and ...

(

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: RNJ;

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: RORY) serves travellers to and from the island.

Japan Air Commuter is a Japanese airline based in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture. It operates feeder services in support of Japan Airlines. Its main base is Kagoshima Airport, with hubs at Osaka International Airport, Amami Airport and Fukuoka Airport. His ...

flies to

Kagoshima , abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern wor ...

and

Okinoerabu Airport is located on the island of Okinoerabujima in the town of Wadomari, Kagoshima, Wadomari, Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. History Okinoerabu Airport was opened on 1 May 1969 with a 1200-meter runway, a ...

s, and

Ryukyu Air Commuter is an airline headquartered in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It operates domestic passenger services from the island of Okinawa to other islands of Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami Islands The The name ''Amami-guntō'' was standardized ...

provides service to

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, Okinawa, and the surrounding Amami Islands.

Education

Kagoshima Prefecture operates . The municipality's Yoron Town Board of Education operates Yoron Junior High School ( JA) and three elementary schools: Chahana (茶花小学校), Nama ( JA), and Yoron (与論小学校).

Sister city relations

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, Greece, since 1985

References

External links

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Official website
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