Uki 宇城市 | |
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 Uki City Hall | |
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 Location of Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture | |
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  Uki Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:32°38′52″N130°41′03″E / 32.64778°N 130.68417°E /32.64778; 130.68417 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Kumamoto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tetsuo Shinozaki (since February 2009) |
| Area | |
• Total | 188.67 km2 (72.85 sq mi) |
| Population (September 1, 2024) | |
• Total | 56,491 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 85 Matsubase Ono, Uki-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-0531 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Cettia diphone |
| Flower | Cosmos |
| Tree | Cherry blossom |
Uki (宇城市,Uki-shi) is acity inKumamoto Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 September 2024[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 56,491 in 25302 households, and apopulation density of 300 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 188.67 km2 (72.85 sq mi).
Uki occupies the southern half of theUto Peninsula. It is located in the center of Kumamoto Prefecture, the city limits extend from the northern coast of theYatsushiro Sea to the east inland, the south and west sides of the Uto Peninsula, and Tochijima Island, located south of the western tip of the peninsula. It is about 31.2 kilometers from east-to-west and 13.7 kilometers from north-to-south, and about 15 kilometers south of the center of Kumamoto City. The city consists of several urban concentrations, corresponding to the former municipalities with which it is comprised. The urban center is in the former Matsubase Town, and stretches over the former Ogawa Town to the south and the former Shiranui Town to the west, forming an entertainment district with general merchandise stores, restaurants, and entertainment districts. The former Toyono Town to the east and the former Mikata Town area on the west edge of the city are agricultural areas filled with greenery. Misumi Port, located in the former Misumi Town area, once flourished as the sea gateway to Kumamoto Prefecture and the starting point of the shipping route to the Amakusa Islands. Misumi West Port, built during the Meiji period, is counted as one of the "Three Great Ports of the Meiji Period" and is a component part of theUNESCOWorld Heritage SiteSites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining.
Kumamoto Prefecture
Uki has ahumid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa) with hot, humid summers and cool winters. There is significant precipitation throughout the year, especially during June and July. The average annual temperature in Uki is 17.1 °C (62.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,869.2 mm (73.59 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.8 °C (82.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.8 °C (44.2 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Uki was 38.3 °C (100.9 °F) on 14 August 2018; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −4.6 °C (23.7 °F) on 25 January 2016.[3]
| Climate data forMisumi, Uki (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) | 23.9 (75.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 29.9 (85.8) | 31.8 (89.2) | 36.0 (96.8) | 37.0 (98.6) | 38.3 (100.9) | 36.8 (98.2) | 32.9 (91.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 24.8 (76.6) | 38.3 (100.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) | 11.7 (53.1) | 15.1 (59.2) | 20.4 (68.7) | 24.9 (76.8) | 27.1 (80.8) | 31.1 (88.0) | 32.6 (90.7) | 28.9 (84.0) | 23.8 (74.8) | 18.1 (64.6) | 12.6 (54.7) | 21.4 (70.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) | 7.7 (45.9) | 10.8 (51.4) | 15.4 (59.7) | 19.7 (67.5) | 22.9 (73.2) | 26.7 (80.1) | 27.8 (82.0) | 24.6 (76.3) | 19.7 (67.5) | 14.2 (57.6) | 8.9 (48.0) | 17.1 (62.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) | 4.1 (39.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 11.3 (52.3) | 15.8 (60.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 24.6 (76.3) | 21.6 (70.9) | 16.3 (61.3) | 10.8 (51.4) | 5.6 (42.1) | 13.7 (56.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) | −4.6 (23.7) | −2.7 (27.1) | 2.5 (36.5) | 8.2 (46.8) | 13.6 (56.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 19.3 (66.7) | 12.3 (54.1) | 6.0 (42.8) | 1.8 (35.2) | −2.2 (28.0) | −4.6 (23.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 59.8 (2.35) | 79.6 (3.13) | 113.9 (4.48) | 136.3 (5.37) | 154.3 (6.07) | 402.4 (15.84) | 318.1 (12.52) | 181.6 (7.15) | 174.1 (6.85) | 99.8 (3.93) | 84.9 (3.34) | 64.5 (2.54) | 1,869.2 (73.59) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.3 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 15.0 | 11.3 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 113.2 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 127.8 | 141.8 | 169.9 | 180.6 | 193.1 | 126.0 | 192.5 | 221.1 | 182.0 | 187.8 | 151.3 | 138.1 | 2,012.1 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data, the population of Uki in 2020 is 57,032 people.[4] Uki has been conducting censuses since 1950.
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The area of Uki was part of ancientHigo Province, During theEdo Period it was part of the holdings ofKumamoto Domain. After theMeiji restoration, the town of Matsubase was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
The city of Uki was established on January 15, 2005, as a result of the merger between the towns ofMisumi andShiranuhi (both fromUto District), and the towns ofMatsubase,Ogawa andToyono (all fromShimomashiki District).
Uki has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 22 members. Uki, collectively with the town of Misato, contributes two members to the Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of theKumamoto 4th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Uki is a reguional commercial center, and has an economy based on agriculture, commercial fishing, food processing and light manufacturing.
Uki has 12 public elementary schools and five public junior high schools operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Kumamoto Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates three special education schools for the handicapped.
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