Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Kyushu
- Prefecture
- Ōita
- Mayor
- Goro Nakano (since January 2009)
- Total
- 291.20 km (112.43 sq mi)
- Density
- 117.29/km (303.78/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00 ( JST )
- City hall address
- 72-1 Usuki, Usuki-shi, Ōita-ken 875-8501
- Website
- Official website
- Flower
- Salvia splendens
- Tree
- Kabosu
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city of Japan
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Ōita Prefecture
- Population
- 41469
- Area
- 291.07
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00
- Capital of
- Usuki Domain
- Shares border with
- Bungo-ōno-shi
- Official website
- www.city.usuki.oita.jp
- Image
- Usuki Castle ac.jpg
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- Commons category
- Usuki, Oita
- topic's main category
- Category:Usuki, Ōita
- native label
- 臼杵市
- name in kana
- うすきし
- inception
- 2005-01-01
- associated electoral district
- Ōita 2nd district
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Encyclopedic overview
Usuki Stone Buddhas Usuki city center area Aerial photograph
Usuki (臼杵市, Usuki-shi) is a city located on the east coast of Ōita Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2023, the city had an estimated population of 34,155 in 14538 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km². The total area of the city is 868.02 km (335.14 sq mi). It is famous for its Usuki Stone Buddhas, a National Treasure, and its soy sauce production.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Usuki” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.