Irabu Island

Irabu Island (伊良部島, Irabu-jima) (Miyako: Irav), is an island in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island is connected to Miyako Island by a 3,540-metre-long (11,610 ft) bridge Irabu Ohashi (伊良部大橋),[1] which was completed in January 2015.[2] Irabu Island is also connected via six bridges to Shimoji-shima.[1] There are multiple language variants spoken on the island: Nakachi-Irabu, Kuninaka, Sawada-Nakahama, and Sarahama (which is a variant of Ikema language spoken by descendants of emigrants from Ikema Island).[3]

Irabu Island

Native name: Irabu-jima (伊良部島)
Irabu Island is to the west of Miyako Island
Geography
Location	Okinawa Prefecture
Coordinates	24°50′20″N 125°9′56″E
Archipelago	Miyako Islands
Adjacent bodies of water	East China Sea
Area	29.06 km^2 (11.22 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation	89.0 m (292 ft)
Administration
Japan
Prefecture	Okinawa Prefecture
Demographics
Population	4,693 (2015 national census)[1]
Ethnic groups	Ryukyuan, Japanese

Irabu Island is in the center, Shimoji Island below, and the Irabu Bridge to the right

See also

• Shimoji Island
• Ikema Island
• Miyako Island

References

1. "Remote island related materials (離 島 関 係 資 料)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
2. "伊良部島", Retrieved on 13 January 2018.
3. Heinrich, Patrick; Miyara, Shinsho; Shimoji, Michinori (17 February 2015). Handbook of the Ryukyuan Languages: History, Structure, and Use. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 405–406.