1 3 , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁an ▁estimated ▁population ▁of ▁ 5 9 , 6 0 5 ▁and ▁a ▁population ▁density ▁of ▁ 1 , 3 3 5 . 5 3 ▁persons ▁per ▁km ². ▁The ▁total ▁area ▁is ▁ 4 6 . 6 3 ▁km ². ▁ ▁Geography ▁It oman ▁s its ▁on ▁a ▁flat ▁table land ▁with ▁c rag gy ▁rolling ▁hills ▁of ▁Ry uky uan ▁lim estone ▁which ▁range ▁between ▁Cape ▁K yan ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁the ▁sugar ▁can e ▁fields ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Y oz ada ke ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁The ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁ste ep ▁sea ▁cl iffs ▁around ▁Cape ▁K yan ▁and ▁the ▁M ab uni ▁Cl iffs . ▁ ▁History ▁It oman ▁has ▁a ▁long ▁history ▁as ▁a ▁fish ing ▁port . ▁In ▁the ▁pre - mod ern ▁period ▁its ▁fish erman ▁vent ured ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean . ▁Records ▁indicate ▁that ▁the ▁fish erman ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁It oman ▁number ed ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁residents , ▁almost ▁all ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁fish ing ▁industry . ▁Men ▁of ▁It oman ▁worked ▁on ▁fish ing ▁boats , ▁and ▁women ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁transport ▁and ▁sale ▁of ▁fish ▁in ▁the ▁pre fect ural ▁capit ol ▁of ▁N aha . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁N aha ▁and ▁It oman ▁were ▁connected ▁by ▁a ▁horse - dra wn ▁tram . ▁The ▁line