Uonuma魚沼市

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

Uonuma (魚沼市, Uonuma-shi) is a city in Niigata Prefecture. Population 34,483 (2020 census), area 946.76 km². Borders 9 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Niigata 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

魚沼市

Reading

Uonuma-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

34,483 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.7% from 37,352

Area

946.76 km²

Density

36 people per km²

Households

12,703

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

37.4%

Foreign residents

225 (0.7%)

Code

15225 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.uonuma.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Uonuma. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hinoemata Village檜枝岐村(Fukushima)
• Tadami Town只見町(Fukushima)
• Katashina Village片品村(Gunma)
• Minakami Townみなかみ町(Gunma)
• Nagaoka City長岡市
• Sanjo City三条市
• Ojiya City小千谷市
• Tokamachi City十日町市
• Minamiuonuma City南魚沼市

Questions about Uonuma

Is Uonuma a city or a prefecture?

Uonuma (魚沼市) is a city (市, shi) in Niigata Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Uonuma?

Uonuma is in Niigata Prefecture (新潟県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Uonuma?

34,483 at the 2020 census, down 7.7% from 37,352 in 2015. The area is 946.76 km², which is 36 people per km². 12,703 households. 37.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Uonuma?

Nine: Hinoemata Village (檜枝岐村) in Fukushima, Tadami Town (只見町) in Fukushima, Katashina Village (片品村) in Gunma, Minakami Town (みなかみ町) in Gunma, Nagaoka City (長岡市), Sanjo City (三条市), Ojiya City (小千谷市), Tokamachi City (十日町市), and Minamiuonuma City (南魚沼市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Uonuma in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Uonuma written in Japanese?

魚沼市, read Uonuma-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 Uonuma begin?

新潟県魚沼市… (Niigata-ken, Uonuma-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.