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Umi (宇美町, Umi-machi) is a town located in Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]
Umi
宇美町 | |
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Town | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Umi in Fukuoka Prefecture | |
  Umi Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 33°34′N 130°31′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Fukuoka Prefecture |
| District | Kasuya |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.22 km2 (11.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 37,663 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Website | www |
As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 37,663 and a density of 1,200 persons per km². The total area is 30.22 km².
The town has a river, the Umigawa, flowing through it, a large Hachiman shrine and a small Protestant church. It also has some ancient burial mounds (kofun). It is reputedly the birthplace of Emperor Ōjin, an early Japanese emperor.[2]
A railway was built in 1919 to facilitate the removal of coal, but this local industry ended in 1963. The railway line was closed in 1985 and has been made into a pleasant semi-rural walkway. Umi still has another JR line, the Kashii Line. Ban-dai sake is also made in Umi.
References
- "宇美町 | 4地域と60市町村紹介｜福岡県ってどんなところ？｜福岡県 移住・定住ポータルサイト 福がお～かくらし". 福岡県 移住・定住ポータルサイト 福がお～かくらし (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- Henshall, Kenneth G. (2014). Historical dictionary of Japan to 1945. Lanham. p. 487. ISBN 978-0-8108-7872-3. OCLC 863673451.
External links
Media related to Umi, Fukuoka at Wikimedia Commons- Umi official website (in Japanese)
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На других языках
[de] Umi (Fukuoka)
Umi (jap. .mw-parser-output .Hani{font-size:110%}宇美町, -machi) ist eine Stadt im Kasuya-gun in der japanischen Präfektur Fukuoka.- [en] Umi, Fukuoka
[ru] Уми
Уми (яп. 宇美町 Уми-мати) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Касуя префектуры Фукуока. Площадь посёлка составляет 30,22 км²[1], население — 38 349 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 1268,99 чел./км².Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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