Ube宇部市

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

Ube (宇部市, Ube-shi) is a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Population 162,570 (2020 census), area 286.65 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Yamaguchi 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
宇部市
Reading
Ube-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Yamaguchi 山口県
Region
Chūgoku 中国
Population
162,570 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-4.0% from 169,429
Area
286.65 km²
Density
567 people per km²
Households
72,595
Under 15
11.5%
65 and over
33.5%
Foreign residents
1,907 (1.2%)
Code
35202 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.ube.yamaguchi.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Questions about Ube

Is Ube a city or a prefecture?
Ube (宇部市) is a city (市, shi) in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Ube?
Ube is in Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Ube?
162,570 at the 2020 census, down 4.0% from 169,429 in 2015. The area is 286.65 km², which is 567 people per km². 72,595 households. 33.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Ube?
Three: Yamaguchi City (山口市), Mine City (美祢市), and Sanyoonoda City (山陽小野田市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ube in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Ube written in Japanese?
宇部市, read Ube-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 Ube begin?
山口県宇部市… (Yamaguchi-ken, Ube-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.