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Yūki-shi
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city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Kantō region
- Prefecture
- Ibaraki
- Mayor
- Fumio Zenba (since August 2011)
- Total
- 65.76 km (25.39 sq mi)
- Density
- 749.0/km (1,940/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
- Tree
- Mulberry
- Flower
- Lilium
- Phone number
- 0296-32-1111
- Address
- Oji-Yuki 1447, Yuki-shi, Ibaraki-ken 307-8501
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Yuki Information and Communication Center The Flower Association of Japan Yūki (結城市, Yūki-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 49,252 in 19,889 households and a population density of 749 persons per km. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 30.8%. The total area of the town is 65.76 square kilometres (25.39 sq mi). Yūki is famous for its production of yūki-tsumugi, a traditional fabric production technique which is an Important Intangible Cultural Property, and the city has a rich religious history, with many older Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yūki-shi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.