Miyake Subprefecture

The location of Miyake Subprefecture

Miyake Subprefecture (三宅支庁, Miyake-shichō) 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.

History

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.

References

External links

(Japanese) Official website

34°07′06″N 139°31′02″E / 34.118209°N 139.517278°E / 34.118209; 139.517278Coordinates: 34°07′06″N 139°31′02″E / 34.118209°N 139.517278°E / 34.118209; 139.517278

Tokyo Metropolis

Tokyo—Shinjuku (capital)

Special Wards
of Tokyo

Western
(Tama area)

Core city	Hachiōji

Cities	Akiruno Akishima Chōfu Fuchū Fussa Hamura Higashikurume Higashimurayama Higashiyamato Hino Inagi Kiyose Kodaira Koganei Kokubunji Komae Kunitachi Machida Mitaka Musashimurayama Musashino Nishitōkyō Ōme Tachikawa Tama

Nishitama District	Hinode Mizuho Okutama Hinohara

Izu Islands

Ōshima Subprefecture	Ōshima To-shima Niijima Kōzushima

Miyake Subprefecture	Miyake Mikurajima

Hachijō Subprefecture	Hachijō Aogashima

Ogasawara Islands

Ogasawara Subprefecture	Ogasawara

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