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Ishigaki Island covers 222.2 km² (85.8 sq mi) of land and had a population of 49,387 in 2024, about 222 people per km² (576 per sq mi). In more familiar terms, it is about 1.4 times the size of Washington, D.C..
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Ishigaki Island only. Population is the registered Japanese-national population and excludes foreign residents. This does not use Ishigaki City's wider administrative area, which includes the Senkaku Islands.
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Place guide
Ishigaki Island is separated from the wider administrative territory of Ishigaki City. The population figure is registered Japanese nationals and does not include foreign residents.
The outline and area represent Ishigaki Island. Using Ishigaki City’s full territory would add remote islands that are absent from this shape.
Keeping those objects separate prevents a visually convincing but internally inconsistent comparison.
Foreign residents are excluded from the current island-level population source. The displayed density follows that narrower numerator.
The figure remains useful for scale, but it should not be described as everyone living on Ishigaki.
Questions people ask
Ishigaki Island covers 222.2 km², or 85.8 sq mi (reference date 2024-07-01). In US terms: ≈ 1.4 × Washington, D.C..
49,387 as of 2024-01-01. The scope of that count is set out under “Scope and definitions” on this page.
About 222.2 people per km² (576 per sq mi), derived from the area and population above, whose reference dates may differ. An administrative average does not describe how crowded any particular neighbourhood is.
Ishigaki Island only. Population is the registered Japanese-national population and excludes foreign residents. This does not use Ishigaki City's wider administrative area, which includes the Senkaku Islands.
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