| Minamidaitō Village 南大東村 |
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  Minamidaitō Village
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| Coordinates: 25°50′N 131°14′E / 25.833°N 131.233°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kyūshū (Ryukyu) | ||
| Prefecture | Okinawa | ||
| District | Shimajiri | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Kenshō Nakada | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 30.57 km2 (11.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (July 2008) |
1,417 | ||
| - Density | 46.4/km2 (120.2/sq mi) | ||
| Website | Minamidaitō Village | ||
| Phone number | 09802-2-2001 | ||
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144-1 Aza Minami, Minamidaitō-son, Shimajiri-gun, Okinawa-ken |
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Minamidaitō (南大東島 Minamidaitō-jima), also spelt as Minami Daitō or Minami-Daitō, is the largest of the Daitō Islands located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa, Japan. The municipality serving the island is the village of Minamidaitō (南大東村 Minamidaitō-son).
The island was originally named South Borodino Island after being discovered by the Russian marine vessel Borodino in 1820.
In 1899 a pioneering team from Hachijō Island became the first human inhabitants of the island, using the land to grow sugarcane. A freight train system was established and later dismantled in favor of contemporary transportation.[1]
The island is in the subtropical zone and was formed out of coral reef. With the exception of neighboring Kitadaitō, there is no inhabited land within 400km of Minamidaitō.
Minami-Daito Airport serves the island.
Island groupings
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