Uku [town] - Uku

Japanese: 宇久[町] - うく

This old town occupies Uku Island and Tera Island at the northern end of the Goto Islands in Kita Matsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture. It was once the base of the Uku clan, ancestors of the Goto clan, and Taira, the central settlement, was the port of a privileged group of ama (fishermen) who had the right to harvest abalone during the Edo period. Abalone and turban shell harvesting, single-line fishing for yellowtail and squid, pearl farming are all carried out here, and orange cultivation and the traditional Goto beef breeding are also thriving. In March 2006, it was incorporated into Osaza Town, Kita Matsuura District, and Sasebo City, covering an area of 26.37 ^km2 . Population: 3,764 (2003).

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Japanese:

長崎県北松浦郡，五島列島北端の宇久島と寺島を占める旧町。かつて五島氏の祖宇久氏の拠点で，中心集落の平(たいら)は江戸時代アワビ採取権をもつ特権的海士(あま)集団の港であった。アワビ・サザエ採取，ブリ・イカ一本釣，真珠養殖が行われ，オレンジ栽培，古くからの五島牛飼育も盛ん。2006年３月北松浦郡小佐々町と佐世保市へ編入26.37km²。3764人（2003）。

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