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Hachijō Subprefecture (Hachijō Shichō)

Hachijō Subprefecture (八丈支庁) is a subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The organization of government belongs to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau Of General Affairs. Hachijō includes the following towns and villages in the Izu Islands:

* Hachijō (town on Hachijō-jima and Hachijō-kojima)

* Aogashima (village on Aogashima)

The subprefecture has an area of 78.6 square km, with a population of 8,790.

Additionally, Hachijō includes the four southernmost Izu Islands, which are uninhabited. These islands currently do not belong to any municipality; both Hachijō and Aogashima claim administrative rights. From north to south, the islands are:

* Bayonnaise Rocks (Beyonēzu Retsugan)

* Smith Island (Sumisu-tō)

* Tori-shima

* Lot's Wife (Sōfu-iwa)

Among the islands of the subprefecture, only Hachijōjima and Aogashima are inhabited.

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Latitude / Longitude : 33° 3' 30" N / 139° 47' 29" E | Time Zone : UTC+9 | Currency : JPY | Telephone : 81

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