Latitude 24° 20′ N
Longitude 124° 9′ E
Circumference 162.18 km (101 mi) – oh so it can be cycled around – u bet!
Land Area 228.85 km² (143 mi²) – ehh? bigger than Singapore. No, not quite but not far off.

Ishigaki has 45,000 of Yaeyama’s 50,000 people and is thus the political, economic and transport hub of the islands. Most of these live in central Ishigaki, known for lack of a better name in Japanese as shigaichi (市街地 “city streets”), chushin (中心 “center”) or just machi (町 “town”). The main districts are Ōkawa (大川) and Misakichō (美崎町) and the main roads are Sanbashi-dōri (桟橋通り), leading north from the port, Shiyakusho-dōri (市役所通り), running west-east along the coast, and Yui Road (ゆいロード), running parallel a few blocks north.

Other population centers on Ishigaki are Kabira (川平), by the bay of the same name on the northwest coast, and Shiraho (白保), at the southeast corner. Much of the island, particularly the central mountains and the scenic northeastern peninsula, is quite sparsely settled.