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Miyake Subprefecture (Miyake Shichō)

Miyake Subprefecture (三宅支庁) is a subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The organization belongs to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau Of General Affairs.

It includes the following villages on the Izu Islands:

* Miyake (village on Miyakejima)

* Mikurajima (village on Mikurajima)

Its area is 76.08 square km and 3184 people.

Because of the eruptions of the main volcano, Miyakejima was completely evacuated from September 2000. After a four-year period of volcanic emissions, residents were allowed to return permanently on February 1, 2005.

* 1920: The island halls of Miyakejima and Mikurajima were abolished. Ōshima Island Government Office took control of the islands. The branch office was founded on Miyakejima.

* 1926: Changed to Ōshima Subprefecture.

* 1943: Miyakejima Branch Office was split as Miyake Subprefecture.

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Latitude / Longitude : 34° 1' 41" N / 139° 32' 36" E | Time Zone : UTC+9 | Currency : JPY | Telephone : 81

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