Uken宇検村

Uken-son. The name ends in 村 (son), the word for village.

Uken (宇検村, Uken-son) is a village in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 1,621 (2020 census), area 103.07 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Oshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

宇検村

Reading

Uken-son

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Oshima District 大島郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kagoshima 鹿児島県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

1,621 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.9% from 1,722

Area

103.07 km²

Density

16 people per km²

Households

805

Under 15

12.5%

65 and over

43.2%

Foreign residents

4 (0.2%)

Code

46524 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.uken.net

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Uken. Borders across water are not counted.

• Amami City奄美市
• Yamato Village大和村
• Setochi Town瀬戸内町

Questions about Uken

Is Uken a city, a town, or a village?

Uken (宇検村) is a village (村, son) in Kagoshima Prefecture. A village is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Oshima District (大島郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Uken?

Uken is in Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Uken?

1,621 at the 2020 census, down 5.9% from 1,722 in 2015. The area is 103.07 km², which is 16 people per km². 805 households. 43.2% of residents are 65 or older and 12.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Uken?

Three: Amami City (奄美市), Yamato Village (大和村), and Setochi Town (瀬戸内町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Uken in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Uken written in Japanese?

宇検村, read Uken-son. The last character, 村 (son), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Uken begin?

鹿児島県大島郡宇検村… (Kagoshima-ken, Oshima-gun, Uken-son, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.