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Country
  
Japan

Prefecture
  
Yamaguchi Prefecture

Area
  
138.2 km²

Region
  
Chūgoku San'yō

District
  
Ōshima

Population
  
20,163 (May 2008)

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
126-2, Ōaza Komatsu, Suō-Ōshima-chō, Ōshima-gun, Yamaguchi-ken 742-2192

Weather
  
3°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 89% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Nagisa Aquarium, Katazoegahama Hot Spring, Yashiro Dam Park, Obiishikannon, Suooshimachokukarekishiminzoku Museum

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Suō-Ōshima (周防大島町, Suō-Ōshima-chō) is a town and an island located in Ōshima District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

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Map of Suooshima, Oshima District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Suō-Ōshima was formed on October 1, 2004 from the merger of the former towns of Ōshima, Kuka, Tachibana and Tōwa, all from towns of Ōshima District.

As of May 1, 2008, the town has an estimated population of 20,163 and a density of 146 persons per km². The total area is 138.17 km².

Suo-Oshima established a sister island relationship with the County of Kauai, Hawaii in 1963. A 50th Anniversary commemoration was held on Kauai in October 2013. Current Mayors Takumi Shiiki (Suo-Oshima) and Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr. (Kauai) signed a Reaffirmation of Friendship agreement.

Schools in Suo-Oshima:

Oshima Shosen, Suo-Oshima High School

Junior High Schools: Towa JHS, Kuka JHS, Nasakejima JHS, Agenosho JHS, Oshima JHS

Elementary Schools: Nasakejima ES, Yuda ES, Morino ES, Joyama ES, Kuka ES, Agenosho ES, Shimanaka ES, Meishin ES, Migama ES, Ukashima ES

References

Suō-Ōshima Wikipedia