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Uken

village in Ōshima district, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
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Summary

Uken is a village of Japan[1]. Uken draws 717 Wikipedia views per month (village of japan category, ranking #31 of 181).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Oshima District[3]
  • Country: Japan[4]
  • Shares border with: Amami[5], Setouchi[6], Yamato[7]
  • Twinned administrative body: Shichikashuku[8]
  • Commons category: Uken, Kagoshima[9]
  • Local dialing code: 0997[10]
  • Inception: April 1, 1908[11]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Amami Ōshima[12]
  • Official website: https://www.uken.net/[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Uken, Kagoshima[14]
  • Population: 1640[15], 1722[16], 1932[17]
  • Replaced by: 西方村[18]
  • Official name: 宇検村[19]
  • Legal form: ordinary local public entity[20]
  • Name in kana: うけんそん[21]
  • Area: 103.07 km²[22]
  • Associated electoral district: Kagoshima 2nd district[23]

Why It Matters

Uken has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Uken is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . pref.kagoshima.jp. Retrieved . pref.kagoshima.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . gsi.go.jp. gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14w ago · Plánovací kalendář · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+103.07'}
    Legal form → ordinary local public entity
    Replaced by → 西方村
    Instance of → village of Japan
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Uken Vilagge Hall.JPG, Import image (P18) from Wikipedia infobox (template harvest)"
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