- Population
- 1,880
- 1.9K
- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Uken Son
- Airports
- ASJ Amami Airport44 km
- KKX Kikai Airport61 km
About Uken Son
Uken Son is a municipality. Location: Ōshima-gun, Kagoshima. Population: 1,880. Elevation: 5 m.
Uken (Japanese: 宇検村, Hepburn: Uken-son; Amami:Ukin) is a village located on Amami Ōshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2020, the village had an estimated population of 1,621 and a population density of 15.73 persons per km2. The total area was 103.07 km2.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places bordering Uken Son
- Amami
- Setouchi Chō
- Yamato Son
Twin towns and sister cities of Uken Son
- Shichikashuku Machi· Japan
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Uken Son over time
| 2010 | 1,932 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,722 | |
| 2021 | 1,640 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Uken Son
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: March–May, November–December.
This month · November
A good month to visit
Day 23° · Night 18° · Rain 184 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 13°)
- Wettest month
- June (377 mm)
- Driest month
- December (128 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 18° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 28° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 27° | 23° | 20° |
| Average low (°C) | 13° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 22° | 18° | 15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 154 | 181 | 241 | 301 | 377 | 213 | 218 | 192 | 169 | 184 | 128 |
Other places to visit in this season: March April May November December
How to get to Uken Son
The nearest airport is Amami Airport (ASJ), 44 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Uruma, 254 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Amami Airport (ASJ) Amami 44 kmnortheast
- Kikai Airport (KKX) Kikai 61 kmeast
- Tokunoshima Airport (TKN) Amagi 64 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Uruma Population: 125.3K 254 kmsouthwest
- Okinawa Population: 142.8K 261 kmsouthwest
- Ginowan Population: 100.1K 270 kmsouthwest
- Urasoe Population: 115.7K 272 kmsouthwest
- Naha Population: 317.6K 279 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Uken Son
2 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Lakes, rivers & coasts1
- Edateku Jima · Island
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Amami Ōshima Island, Kagoshima3.9 km SE -
Amami Islands Island, Kagoshima4.6 km E -
Kakeroma Jima Island, Kagoshima17 km SW -
Sukomo Banare Island, Kagoshima22 km SW
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Yubanare Island Island, Kagoshima22 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources