Uki宇城市

Uki-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Uki (宇城市, Uki-shi) is a city in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 57,032 (2020 census), area 188.61 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kumamoto Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

宇城市

Reading

Uki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

57,032 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.6% from 59,756

Area

188.61 km²

Density

302 people per km²

Households

21,535

Under 15

12.7%

65 and over

35.1%

Foreign residents

497 (0.9%)

Code

43213 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.uki.kumamoto.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Uki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Minami Ward南区(Kumamoto)
• Yatsushiro City八代市
• Uto City宇土市
• Misato Town美里町
• Kosa Town甲佐町
• Hikawa Town氷川町

Questions about Uki

Is Uki a city or a prefecture?

Uki (宇城市) is a city (市, shi) in Kumamoto Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Uki?

Uki is in Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県), 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 Uki?

57,032 at the 2020 census, down 4.6% from 59,756 in 2015. The area is 188.61 km², which is 302 people per km². 21,535 households. 35.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Uki?

Six: Minami Ward (南区) of Kumamoto, Yatsushiro City (八代市), Uto City (宇土市), Misato Town (美里町), Kosa Town (甲佐町), and Hikawa Town (氷川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Uki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Uki written in Japanese?

宇城市, read Uki-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Uki begin?

熊本県宇城市… (Kumamoto-ken, Uki-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.