▁an ▁estimated ▁population ▁of ▁ 4 8 , 8 1 6 ▁and ▁a ▁population ▁density ▁of ▁ 2 1 3 ▁persons ▁per ▁km 2 . ▁The ▁total ▁area ▁is ▁ 2 2 9 . 0 0   km 2 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁past - dis put ed ▁Sen k aku ▁Islands ▁( see ▁below ▁in ▁the ▁Geography ▁section ). ▁ ▁History ▁I sh ig aki ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁as ▁Ya ey ama ▁Village , ▁an ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁the ▁I sh ig aki , ▁ Ō h ama , ▁and ▁Mi y ara ▁mag iri . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁to ▁I sh ig aki ▁Village , ▁and ▁grew ▁to ▁become ▁I sh ig aki ▁Town ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁I sh ig aki ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁city ▁status ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁I sh ig aki ▁covers ▁the ▁entire ty ▁of ▁I sh ig aki ▁Island ▁( ). ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁cor al ▁re ef s . ▁The ▁highest ▁point ▁on ▁I sh ig aki ▁Island ▁is ▁Om ot od ake ▁( ). ▁ ▁The ▁un in hab ited ▁Sen k aku ▁Islands ▁are ▁located ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁I sh ig aki ▁Island . ▁The ▁Sen k aku ▁Islands ▁cover ▁roughly ▁. ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁I sh ig aki ▁has ▁a ▁tropical ▁rain for