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{{Short description|Island within Ryukyu Islands}}
{{Expand Japanese|topic=geo|下地島|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox islands
|name = Shimoji Island
|image_name = Shimojishima Okinawa Japan01s3s3900.jpg
|image_size = 
|image_caption = Shimoji Island seen from the SSE.
|locator_map = 
|native_name = {{nihongo||下地島|Shimoji-shima}}
|native_name_link = Japanese language
|location = [[Okinawa Prefecture]]
|coordinates= {{coord|24|48|58|N|125|9|25|E|type:isle}}
|archipelago = [[Miyako Islands]]
|area_km2 = 9.68
|area_footnotes = <ref name="deptIslands">{{cite web |title=Remote island related materials (離 島 関 係 資 料) |url=https://www.pref.okinawa.jp/site/kikaku/chiikirito/ritoshinko/documents/h31itigatuban1syou.pdf |format=PDF |access-date=2020-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215124143/https://www.pref.okinawa.jp/site/kikaku/chiikirito/ritoshinko/documents/h31itigatuban1syou.pdf |archive-date=2020-02-15 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|population = 76
|population_as_of = 2015 national census
|population_footnotes = <ref name="deptIslands" />
|elevation_m = 21.6
| country          = [[Japan]]
| country_admin_divisions_title      = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
| country_admin_divisions            = [[Okinawa Prefecture]]
|ethnic_groups =[[Ryukyuan people|Ryukyuan]], [[Japanese people|Japanese]] 
}}

{{nihongo|'''Shimoji-shima'''|下地島|}}, ([[Miyakoan language|Miyako]]: ''Sïmuzï'') is one of the [[Miyako Islands]], a part of the [[Ryukyu Islands]]. The island is administered by [[Miyakojima, Okinawa|Miyakojima]], [[Okinawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. The island is connected to [[Irabu Island]] via {{nihongo|Nakaji Bridge|仲地橋}}.<ref name="deptIslands" />
[[File:Miyako map.jpg|thumb|left|Shimoji Island is to the west of Miyako Island]]
Shimoji-shima is included within the [[Irabu Prefectural Natural Park]] and is the main setting for the [[anime]] series ''[[Stratos 4]]''.

[[Shimojishima Airport]] is located on the island.
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==Climate==
{{Weather box
|width=auto
|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|location = Shimoji-shima (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present)
|Jan record high C = 27.5
|Feb record high C = 27.5
|Mar record high C = 28.2
|Apr record high C = 29.9
|May record high C = 32.6
|Jun record high C = 34.2
|Jul record high C = 36.1
|Aug record high C = 35.0
|Sep record high C = 34.4
|Oct record high C = 33.6
|Nov record high C = 31.1
|Dec record high C = 28.8
|Jan high C = 21.2
|Feb high C = 22.1
|Mar high C = 23.1
|Apr high C = 25.3
|May high C = 28.2
|Jun high C = 30.4
|Jul high C = 32.1
|Aug high C = 31.8
|Sep high C = 30.9
|Oct high C = 28.7
|Nov high C = 26.2
|Dec high C = 22.7
|Jan mean C = 18.4
|Feb mean C = 19.1
|Mar mean C = 20.1
|Apr mean C = 22.4
|May mean C = 25.2
|Jun mean C = 27.8
|Jul mean C = 29.1
|Aug mean C = 28.8
|Sep mean C = 27.9
|Oct mean C = 25.8
|Nov mean C = 23.4
|Dec mean C = 20.0
|Jan low C = 15.9
|Feb low C = 16.6
|Mar low C = 17.4
|Apr low C = 19.9
|May low C = 22.9
|Jun low C = 25.7
|Jul low C = 26.8
|Aug low C = 26.4
|Sep low C = 25.5
|Oct low C = 23.6
|Nov low C = 21.2
|Dec low C = 17.7
|Jan record low C = 7.0
|Feb record low C = 6.8
|Mar record low C = 8.9
|Apr record low C = 11.8
|May record low C = 14.4
|Jun record low C = 18.7
|Jul record low C = 22.0
|Aug record low C = 23.1
|Sep record low C = 18.6
|Oct record low C = 16.5
|Nov record low C = 13.3
|Dec record low C = 7.3
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 124.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 103.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 110.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 142.2
|May precipitation mm = 197.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 192.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 112.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 262.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 224.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 130.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 159.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 120.8
|year precipitation mm = 1879.7
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm 
|Jan precipitation days = 12.2
|Feb precipitation days = 10.7
|Mar precipitation days = 9.7
|Apr precipitation days = 9.3
|May precipitation days = 10.5
|Jun precipitation days = 10.2
|Jul precipitation days = 8.3
|Aug precipitation days = 12.1
|Sep precipitation days = 10.3
|Oct precipitation days = 9.3
|Nov precipitation days = 11.0
|Dec precipitation days = 11.6
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=91&block_no=1490&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = February 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=91&block_no=1490&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値） 
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = February 24, 2022}}</ref>}}

== See also ==
* [[Irabu Island]]
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==References==
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{{Coord|24.819|N|125.154|E|display=title|source:dewiki}}

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[[Category:Miyako Islands]]
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