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| name                    = Yoron
| official_name           = Yoron Town
| native_name             = {{nobold|{{lang|ja|与論町}}}}
| other_name              = Yunnu / Yunnuu
| native_name_lang        = ja
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| subdivision_name1       = [[Kyushu]] ([[Amami Islands]])
| subdivision_type2       = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Kagoshima Prefecture]]
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| subdivision_name3       = [[Ōshima District, Kagoshima|Ōshima]]
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| leader_name             = Seigo Minami
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| blank1_info_sec2        = 32-1 Chabana, Yoron-chō, Ōshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken 891-9301
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{{nihongo|'''Yoron'''|与論町|Yoron cho|[[Yoron language|Yoron]]: {{transliteration|ryu|Yunnu / Yunnuu}}|lead=yes}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located on [[Yoronjima]], in [[Ōshima District, Kagoshima|Ōshima District]], [[Kagoshima Prefecture]], [[Japan]].

As of October 2020, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 5,115 and a [[population density]] of 250 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is 20.49 &nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. Much of the island is within the boundaries of the [[Amami Guntō National Park]].

==Geography==
Yoron occupies the entire island of [[Yoronjima]], in the [[Amami Islands|Amami archipelago]] of the [[Satsunan Islands]], and administratively borders [[Okinawa Prefecture]].

==Climate==
The climate is classified as [[humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa'') with very warm summers and mild winters. Precipitation is high throughout the year, but is highest in the months of May, June and September. The area is subject to frequent typhoons.

==History==
On April 1, 1908, Yoronshima was administratively divided into six villages. From February 28, 1946 until December 25, 1953, Yoronshima, along with the other Amami Islands, was administered by the [[United States]]. The six villages were merged to form the town of Yoron on January 1, 1963. Proposals to merge Yoronshima with [[China, Kagoshima|China]] and [[Wadomari, Kagoshima|Wadomari]] on the neighboring island of [[Okinoerabujima]] in 2003 were overwhelmingly rejected by voters on both islands.

==Transportation==
[[Yoron Airport]] ([[IATA]]: RNJ; [[ICAO]]: RORY) serves travellers to and from the island. [[Japan Air Commuter]] flies to [[Kagoshima Airport|Kagoshima]] and [[Okinoerabu Airport]]s, and [[Ryukyu Air Commuter]] provides service to [[Naha Airport]].

There is a regular ferry service from Yoron Port to Kagoshima, [[Kobe]], Okinawa, and the surrounding Amami Islands.

==Education==
Kagoshima Prefecture operates {{ill|Kagoshima Prefectural Yoron High School|ja|鹿児島県立与論高等学校}}.

The municipality's Yoron Town Board of Education operates Yoron Junior High School ([[:ja:与論町立与論中学校|JA]]) and three elementary schools: Chahana (茶花小学校), Nama ([[:ja:与論町立那間小学校|JA]]), and Yoron (与論小学校).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yoron.jp/kyouiku/intro/pub/list.aspx?c_id=76&redi=ON|title=小中高校一覧|publisher=Yoron Town|accessdate=2022-10-07}}</ref>

==Sister cities==
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Mykonos]], Greece, since 1985

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{wikivoyage inline|Yoron}}
*[http://www.yoron.jp/ Official website] {{in lang|ja}}

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[[Category:Towns in Kagoshima Prefecture]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Japan]]