Yoroshima
Native name: 与路島, Yorojima, Yoroshima | |
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Yorojima street | |
| Geography | |
| Location | East China Sea |
| Coordinates | 28°02′39″N 129°09′50″E / 28.04417°N 129.16389°E |
| Archipelago | Amami Islands |
| Area | 9.35 km2 (3.61 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 25 km (15.5 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 297 m (974 ft) |
| Highest point | Okachiyama |
| Administration | |
Japan | |
| Prefectures | Kagoshima Prefecture |
| District | Ōshima District |
| Town | Setouchi |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 140 (2013) |
| Pop. density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Ryukyuan, Japanese |
Yorojima (与路島) is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.|
The island, 9.35 km² in area, has a population of approximately 140 persons, and is administered as the town of Setouchi, Kagoshima, on neighboring Amami-Oshima. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō Quasi-National Park.