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is a village located on Amami Ōshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

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Vinony's link graph records 71 inbound references to Uken, and connects out to Kagoshima Prefecture, list of villages in Japan and Japan.

The entry is geolocated on the map in JP, across 3 mapped points.

Vinony files it under Amami Islands, Populated coastal places in Japan and Villages in Kagoshima Prefecture.

Vinony links it to 17 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Uken
Settlement.other_name
Ukin
Settlement.native_name_lang
ja
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Uken, Kagoshima.svg
Settlement.image_seal
Emblem of Uken, Kagoshima.svg
Settlement.image_map
Uken in Kagoshima Prefecture Ja.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Uken in Kagoshima Prefecture
Settlement.pushpin_map
Japan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
 
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Kyushu (Amami Islands)
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Kagoshima Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_type3
District
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Ōshima

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
village of Japan
Official name
宇検村
Country
Japan
Located in
Oshima District
Population
1932
Area
103.07
Time zone
UTC+09:00
Shares border with
Yamato
Official website
www.uken.net
Dialing code
0997
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topic's main category
Category:Uken, Kagoshima
Commons category
Uken, Kagoshima
twinned administrative body
Shichikashuku
inception
1908-04-01
located in/on physical feature
Amami Ōshima
name in kana
うけんそん
associated electoral district
Kagoshima 2nd district
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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Uken | native_name = | other_name = Ukin | native_name_lang = ja | settlement_type = Village

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Uken” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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