Miyake_Subprefecture
Miyake Subprefecture
Subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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 the population is 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.