Miyake Subprefecture (三宅支庁,Miyake-shichō) is asubprefecture ofTokyo Metropolis,Japan. The organization belongs to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau Of General Affairs.

It includes the followingvillages on theIzu Islands:

• Miyake (village onMiyakejima)
• Mikurajima (village onMikurajima)

Its area is 76.08 square km and the population is 3184 people.

Because of the eruptions of the mainvolcano, 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 toŌshima Subprefecture.
• 1943: Miyakejima Branch Office was split as Miyake Subprefecture.

• Miyake Island Branch Office Official Website(in Japanese)

34°07′06″N139°31′02″E / 34.118209°N 139.517278°E /34.118209; 139.517278

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