Wakō-shi
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city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Kantō
- Prefecture
- Saitama
- Total
- 11.04 km (4.26 sq mi)
- Density
- 7,623/km (19,740/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
- Tree
- Ginkgo biloba
- Flower
- Satsuki azalea
- Phone number
- 048-464-1111
- Address
- 1-5 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama-ken 351-0192
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city of Japan
- Official name
- 和光市
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Kitaadachi district
- Population
- 80745
- Area
- 11.04
- Time zone
- Japan Standard Time
- Shares border with
- Nerima
- Official website
- www.city.wako.lg.jp
- Image
- Wako Shiyakusyo.jpg
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- inception
- 1970-10-31
- Commons category
- Wako, Saitama
- topic's main category
- Category:Wakō, Saitama
- native label
- 和光市
- name in kana
- わこうし
- different from
- wokou
- social media followers
- 14476
- associated electoral district
- Saitama 4th district
- transliteration or transcription
- Wako-shi
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Encyclopedic overview
Wakō (和光市, Wakō-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 84,161 in 42,434 households and a population density of 7600 persons per km. The total area of the city is 11.04 square kilometres (4.26 sq mi).
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wakō-shi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.