Yui, Shizuoka
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Yui
由比町 | |
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Former municipality | |
 Yui and Mount Fuji | |
.svg) Flag .svg) Seal | |
 Location of Yui in Shizuoka Prefecture | |
  Yui Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 35°6′N 138°34′E / 35.100°N 138.567°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
| Prefecture | Shizuoka Prefecture |
| District | Ihara |
| Merged | November 1, 2008 (now part of Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka) |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.03 km2 (8.89 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2008) | |
• Total | 9,085 |
| • Density | 394.5/km2 (1,022/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | uguisu |
| Flower | Sakura |
| Tree | Osmanthus |
Yui (由比町, Yui-chō) was a town located in Ihara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of October 1, 2008, the town had an estimated population of 9,085 and a density of 394.5 persons per km2. The total area was 23.03 km2.
On November 1, 2008, Yui was merged into the Shimizu-ku ward of the expanded city of Shizuoka. Ihara District was dissolved as a result of this merger.[1]
