Uto (Kumamoto)

Uto (Japanese宇 土 市, - shi) is a Japanese city in Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū.

Geography

Uto is located south of Kumamoto and north of Uki and Yatsushiro. The western part of the municipality extends over the northern part of the Uto Peninsula (宇 土 半岛, Uto- Hanto ).

History

On 1 October 1958, the village (网 田村) was amalgamated from the county Hōtaku and Uto received its town charter.

Traffic

  • Street: National Road 3: Kitakyushu and Kagoshima
  • National roads 57, 501

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Kumamoto
  • Uki
  • Jonan
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