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Also known as Wako City, Wako-shi, Wako, Wakō

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
Population
80745
Area
11.04
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
Sources (6)

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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.

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