Uji宇治市

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

Uji (宇治市, Uji-shi) is a city in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 179,630 (2020 census), area 67.54 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kyoto 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
宇治市
Reading
Uji-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Kyoto 京都府
Region
Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
Population
179,630 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-2.7% from 184,678
Area
67.54 km²
Density
2,660 people per km²
Households
73,595
Under 15
12.2%
65 and over
30.0%
Foreign residents
2,553 (1.4%)
Code
26204 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.uji.kyoto.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Uji. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Uji

Is Uji a city or a prefecture?
Uji (宇治市) is a city (市, shi) in Kyoto Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Uji?
Uji is in Kyoto Prefecture (京都府), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Uji?
179,630 at the 2020 census, down 2.7% from 184,678 in 2015. The area is 67.54 km², which is 2,660 people per km². 73,595 households. 30.0% of residents are 65 or older and 12.2% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Uji?
Five: Otsu City (大津市) in Shiga, Fushimi Ward (伏見区) of Kyoto, Joyo City (城陽市), Kumiyama Town (久御山町), and Ujitawara Town (宇治田原町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Uji in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Uji written in Japanese?
宇治市, read Uji-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 Uji begin?
京都府宇治市… (Kyōto-fu, Uji-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.

Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.