Uken [village] - Uken

Japanese: 宇検[村] - うけん

A village located in the southwest of Amami Oshima, Oshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture. Population: 2,424 (1995). Yakiuchi Bay indents the bay from west to east, and is surrounded by steep mountains on three sides, north, south, and east. Settlements are scattered on the small flat areas along the shore of Yakiuchi Bay. The bay is relatively deep, and Edateku Island, lying at the mouth of the bay, acts as a natural breakwater and serves as an evacuation site during typhoons. Oshima Tsumugi and wood chips are the main industries, and agriculture is centered on sugar cane, with efforts being made to cultivate citrus fruits such as ponkan and ornamental plants.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

鹿児島県大島郡，奄美大島南西部に位置する村。人口2424(1995)。西から東へ焼内（やきうち）湾が大きく湾入し，北，南，東の三方は急峻な山地でさえぎられ，焼内湾岸のわずかな平地に集落が点在する。湾内は比較的深く，湾口に横たわる枝手久（えだてく）島が自然の防波堤となり，台風時などの避難場所となっている。大島紬，木材チップ産業が基幹産業で，農業ではサトウキビを主とし，ポンカンなどのかんきつ類，観葉植物の栽培に力を入れている。

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