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Kikai 喜界町 Kyā
Town
A view of Kikai Island from Hyakunodai hill
Flag Seal
Location of Kikai inKagoshima Prefecture
Kikai
Coordinates:28°19′19″N129°57′44″E / 28.32194°N 129.96222°E /28.32194; 129.96222
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu (Amami Islands)
Prefecture	Kagoshima Prefecture
District	Ōshima
Government
• -Mayor	Kawashima Tateo
Area
• Total	56.82 km2 (21.94 sq mi)
Population  (1 October 2020)
• Total	6,629
• Density	117/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Flower	Agave
Phone number	0997-65-1111
Address	1746, Ōaza Wan, Kikai-chō, Ōshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken 891-6292
Website	www.town.kikai.lg.jp

Kikai (喜界町,Kikai-chō;Amami:Kyā ,Okinawan:Cikai) is atown located onKikaijima, inŌshima District,Kagoshima Prefecture,Japan.

In October 2020 the town had an estimatedpopulation of 6,629 and apopulation density of 117 persons per km². The total area is 56.82 km². The economy of the town is based onsugar cane,shōchū refining, and seasonal tourism.

Kikai occupies all of the island of Kikaijima. The climate is classified ashumid subtropical (Köppen climate classificationCfa) with very warm summers and mild winters. Precipitation is high throughout the year, but is highest in the months of May, June and September. The town is subject to frequenttyphoons.

The village of Kikai was established on 1 April 1908. It was upgraded to town status in 1941. As with all of theAmami Islands, the village came under the administration of theUnited States from 1 July 1946 to 25 December 1953.

• Kikai Port
• Soumachi Port

• Kikai Airport

• In 2018, the then-oldest person in the world,Nabi Tajima (born August 1900) died in a hospital in Kikai at age 117.^[1]

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