Tarama Village

Okinawa Prefecture · Village

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Tarama Village consists of Tarama Island and Minna Island, about halfway between Miyako Island and Ishigaki Island. Tarama is a flat island of uplifted coral reef, with settlements surrounded by rows of fukugi trees. Harvest festivals such as the Hachigatsu Odori dances continue, and the village belongs to "The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan" association.

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Population: 938 1,703rd in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −11.3% 323rd in Japanfrom 1,058 in 2020
Area: 22.00 km² 1,540th in Japan
Population density: 43 people/km² 1,336th in Japan

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.

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