Irabu Island
Native name: Irabu-jima (伊良部島) | |
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Irabu Island is to the west of Miyako Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 24°50′20″N 125°9′56″E / 24.83889°N 125.16556°E |
| Archipelago | Miyako Islands |
| Adjacent to | East China Sea |
| Area | 29.06 km2 (11.22 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 89.0 m (292 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 4,693 (2015 national census) |
| Ethnic groups | Ryukyuan, Japanese |
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), which was completed in January 2015. Irabu Island is also connected via six bridges to Shimoji-shima. There are multiple language variants spoken on the island: Nakachi-Irabu, Kuninaka, Sawada-Nagahama, and Sarahama (which is a variant of Ikema language spoken by descendants of emigrants from Ikema Island).