Uku, Nagasaki
Uku (宇久町, Uku-machi) was a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It encompasses the entirety of Ukujima island.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,560 and a density of 134.85 persons per km2. The total area was 26.40 km2.
On March 31, 2006, Uku, along with the town of Kosaza (also from Kitamatsuura District), was merged into the expanded city of Sasebo.[1]
Uku can be accessed by ferry from Fukuoka's Hakata port as well as a number of ferries departing from Sasebo ferry port daily.
References
[edit]- ^ "総務省｜令和2年版 地方財政白書｜資料編 〔附属資料〕 昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
External links
[edit]- Sasebo official website
- Merger consultation, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japanese)
33°15′18″N 129°08′17″E / 33.255°N 129.138°E
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