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Population1,843
GeoNames
RegionKagoshima
Elevation148 m
486 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportAmami Airport (ASJ)
49 km
Why visit Uken
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail in and around town.
Weather in Uken
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Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Map of Uken
3 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Amami Airport (ASJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 49 km away.
- Yamatohama 17 km northeast, about 17 min by car
- Seisui 20 km southeast, about 20 min by car
- Naze 26 km east, about 26 min by car
- Amami 27 km east, about 27 min by car
- Tatsugō 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- Amagi 63 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Tokuwase 64 km south, about 1 h by car
- Akaren 69 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Isen 75 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Uken Village Kushi Elementary & Lower secondary school, Suikotei, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Odorrana splendida 375007418, Fábio Olmos, CC BY 4.0
- Odorrana splendida 375007429, Fábio Olmos, CC BY 4.0
- Odorrana splendida 375007435, Fábio Olmos, CC BY 4.0
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