Yūki, Ibaraki

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Location of Yūki in Ibaraki prefecture
Location of Yūki in Ibaraki prefecture

Yūki (結城市 Yūki-shi?) is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan.

As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 52,746 and the density of 801.12 persons per km². There is a relatively large population of people of Brazilian, Filipino, Peruvian, and mixed descent, and the city is the home of some Americans and Australians. The total area is 65.84 km².

The city was founded on March 15, 1954.

Yuuki is famous for traditional Japanese weavings including cloth and paper, and has a rich religious history with many older Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines.

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Flag of Ibaraki Prefecture
Cities
Bando | Chikusei | Hitachi | Hitachinaka | Hitachiōmiya | Hitachiōta | Hokota | Inashiki | Ishioka | Itako | Jōsō | Kamisu | Kasama | Kashima | Kasumigaura | Kitaibaraki | Koga | Mito (capital) | Moriya | Naka | Namegata | Omitama | Ryūgasaki | Sakuragawa | Shimotsuma | Takahagi | Toride | Tsuchiura | Tsukuba | Tsukubamirai | Ushiku | Yūki
Districts
Higashiibaraki | Inashiki | Kitasouma | Kuji | Naka | Sashima | Yūki
  See also: Towns and villages by district edit

Coordinates: 36°18′N, 139°53′E