% ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁and ▁females ▁ 4 7 %. ▁B ark ot ▁has ▁an ▁average ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁of ▁ 8 4 . 5 %, ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁national ▁average ▁of ▁ 7 4 %; ▁with ▁ 9 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁males ▁and ▁ 7 7 % ▁of ▁females ▁liter ate . ▁ 5 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁is ▁under ▁ 6 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁B ark ot ▁at ▁Wik i Map ia ▁ ▁Category : C ities ▁and ▁towns ▁in ▁U tt ark ashi ▁district <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁character ▁artist ▁and ▁m anga ▁artist ▁from ▁S ait ama ▁Pref ect ure . ▁She ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁character ▁illustr ator ▁and ▁artist ▁for ▁San rio ' s ▁C inn am or oll ▁and ▁Jew el pet ▁franch ises . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Mi y uki ▁Ok um ura ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁S ait ama ▁Pref ect ure ▁and ▁attended ▁Fu ku oka ▁Central ▁High ▁School . ▁After ▁she ▁graduated , ▁she ▁attended ▁college ▁at ▁the ▁Jos hib i ▁Junior ▁College ▁and ▁graduated ▁with ▁an ▁unknown ▁degree . ▁She ▁then ▁joined ▁San rio ▁after ▁doing ▁the ▁official ▁character ▁art ▁for ▁the ▁C inn am or oll ▁franch ise ▁and ▁became ▁well ▁known ▁after ▁its ▁release . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁she ▁and ▁Y uk o ▁Yam ag uch i ▁worked ▁together ▁and ▁illustrated ▁the ▁characters ▁of ▁the ▁Jew el pet ▁franch ise ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 .