Yonaguni

town in Yaeyama district, Okinawa prefecture, Japan
Place town_of_japan Q702623
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Yonaguni

Summary

Yonaguni is a town of Japan[1]. Yonaguni has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Yonaguni is located in Yaeyama District[3].
  • Yonaguni is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Yonaguni's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[5].
  • Yonaguni's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q117424598[6].
  • Yonaguni's postal code is recorded as 907-1801[7].
  • Yonaguni's Commons category is recorded as Yonaguni, Okinawa[8].
  • Yonaguni's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[9].
  • Yonaguni's local dialing code is recorded as 0980[10].
  • December 10, 1948 marks the founding of Yonaguni[11].
  • April 1, 1914 marks the founding of Yonaguni[12].
  • Yonaguni's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 24.467972222222222, 'lon': 123.0045}[13].
  • Yonaguni's official website is recorded as https://www.town.yonaguni.okinawa.jp/[14].
  • Yonaguni's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yonaguni, Okinawa[15].
  • Yonaguni has a population of {'amount': '+2068'}[16].
  • Yonaguni has a population of {'amount': '+1843'}[17].
  • Yonaguni has a population of {'amount': '+1657'}[18].
  • Yonaguni's replaces is recorded as Yaeyama[19].
  • Yonaguni's contains settlement is recorded as Sonai[20].
  • Yonaguni's contains settlement is recorded as Kubura[21].
  • Yonaguni's contains settlement is recorded as Higawa[22].
  • Yonaguni's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '与那国町'}[23].
  • Yonaguni's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity[24].
  • Yonaguni's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '与那国町'}[25].
  • Yonaguni's name in kana is recorded as よなぐにちょう[26].
  • Yonaguni covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+28.90'}[27].

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Geography

Yonaguni is in the country of Japan[4]. Yonaguni is located in Yaeyama District[3].

Physical Characteristics

Yonaguni covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+28.90'}[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2068'}[16], {'amount': '+1843'}[17], and {'amount': '+1657'}[18].

Designation and Status

Yonaguni's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[5].

History and Context

Recorded inception include December 10, 1948[11] and April 1, 1914[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Yonaguni include Yonaguni Airport[28], an airport[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1943[31].

Why It Matters

Yonaguni has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Yonaguni is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for Yonaguni include Yonaguni Airport[28], an airport[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1943[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . pref.okinawa.jp. Retrieved . pref.okinawa.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . pref.okinawa.jp. pref.okinawa.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Associated electoral district Okinawa 1st District, Okinawa 4th district
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Yaeyama District
    Official website https://www.town.yonaguni.okinawa.jp/
    Inception
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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