It reads うきし — Uki Shi.
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Uki is a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2024, the city had an estimated population of 56,491 in 25302 households, and a population density of 300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 188.67 km2 (72.85 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Uki.
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宇城市 is read うきし (Uki Shi). It is a city in Kumamoto Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Uki has a population of 57,096 across 189 km², making it the 445th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 7th largest of the 45 in Kumamoto.
The closest municipalities to Uki are Uto Shi (5 km), Misato Machi (9 km), Hikawa Cho (9 km).