Uozu, Toyama

Uozu
魚津市
Top-Tateyama Mountains 1st row: Tatemon Festival, Ariso Dome 2nd row:Mirage Land, Buried Forest 3rd row:Uozu Aquarium, Uozu Station bottom:Mirage
Top-Tateyama Mountains
1st row: Tatemon Festival, Ariso Dome
2nd row:Mirage Land, Buried Forest
3rd row:Uozu Aquarium, Uozu Station
bottom:Mirage
Flag of Uozu
Official seal of Uozu
Location of Uozu in Toyama Prefecture
Location of Uozu in Toyama Prefecture
Uozu is located in Japan
Uozu
Uozu
 
Coordinates: 36°49′38.3″N 137°24′33″E / 36.827306°N 137.40917°E / 36.827306; 137.40917
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
PrefectureToyama
First official recorded701 AD
City SettledApril 1, 1952
Area
 • Total
200.61 km2 (77.46 sq mi)
Population
 (1 March 2016)
 • Total
42,224
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0765-23-1067
Address1-10-1 Shakadō, Uozu-shi, Toyama-ken 937-8555
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.city.uozu.toyama.jp
Symbols
FlowerLilium speciosum, Azalea
TreePinus
Tatemon Festival, one of the famous festivals in Toyama Prefecture
view from Uozu station

Uozu (魚津市, Uozu-shi) is a city in the eastern part of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2018, the city had an estimated population of 42,224 in 16,811 households[1] and a population density of 210 persons per km2. Its total area was 200.61 square kilometres (77.46 sq mi).[2]

  1. ^ Official statistics(in Japanese)
  2. ^ Uozu city introduction(in Japanese)