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[[File:Kumejima.jpg|300px|thumb|Kumejima Island 2009]]
{{For|the administrative unit|Kumejima, Okinawa}}
{{Short description|Island within Ryukyu Islands}}
{{nihongo|'''Kume Island'''<ref>[http://www.opencoastravel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=61 Kerama Islands]. Open Coast Travel.</ref>|久米島|Kumejima}} is an island, part of the [[Okinawa Islands]] and administratively in the [[Okinawa Prefecture]], Japan. It has an area of 59.11&nbsp;km²<ref>http://www.gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MENCHO/200510/shima-oki.htm</ref>. It belongs to the [[Nansei Islands]]. The main town [[Kumejima, Okinawa|Kumejima]] has a population of 8,713 (2010).
{{Infobox islands
| name = Kume Island
| native_name = クミジマ(''Kumijima'')
| native_name_link = Okinawan language
| image_name = Kumejima.jpg
| image_caption = Kumejima Island 2009
| image_size = 300px
| map_image = Map-okinawa-pref.png
| map_caption =
| location = [[Pacific Ocean]]
| archipelago = [[Okinawa Islands]]
| country = Japan
| country_admin_divisions_title = Prefecture
| country_admin_divisions = [[Okinawa Prefecture]]
| coordinates = {{coord|26|20|28|N|126|48|18|E|source:jawiki_region:JP|display=title,inline}}▼
| area_km2 = 59.11
| population = 8,713
| population_as_of = 2010
|ethnic_groups=[[Ryukyuan people|Ryukyuan]], [[Japanese people|Japanese]]}}
{{nihongo|'''Kume Island'''<ref name="open" />|久米島|Kumejima|[[Okinawan language|Okinawan]]: {{lang|ja|クミジマ}} ''Kumijima''}} is an island, part of the [[Okinawa Islands]] and administratively part of the town of [[Kumejima, Okinawa|Kumejima]], [[Okinawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. It has an area of {{Convert|59.11|km2|ft2}}.<ref name="gsi" /> The island had a population of 8,713 (2010).
 
Kume Island is a volcanic island. Its principal economic activities are the production of [[sugarcane]] and tourism.<ref name="e" />
== References ==▼
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==Climate==
▲{{coord|26|20|28|N|126|48|18|E|source:jawiki_region:JP|display=title}}
{{Kumejima weatherbox}}
 
==See also==
* [[Uegusuku Castle (Kume)|Uegusuku Castle]]
 
▲== References ==
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<ref name="e">{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Japan |title=Kumejima |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |accessdate=2013-01-27 |year=2013 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |oclc=56431036 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archivedate=2007-08-25 }}</ref>
 
<ref name="gsi">{{cite web |url=http://www.gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MENCHO/200510/shima-oki.htm |title=沖縄の島面積 |accessdate=2011-07-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725124006/http://www.gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MENCHO/200510/shima-oki.htm |archivedate=2011-07-25 }}</ref>
 
<ref name="open">[http://www.opencoastravel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=61 Kerama Islands]. Open Coast Travel.</ref>
 
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kume Island}}
[[Category:Islands of Japan]]▼
[[Category:Okinawa Islands]]
▲[[Category:Islands of JapanOkinawa Prefecture]]
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[[fr:Kume-jima]]
[[ko:구메 섬]]
[[ja:久米島]]
[[pl:Kumejima]]
[[zh:久米島]]
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