Wake和気町

Wake-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Wake (和気町, Wake-cho) is a town in Okayama Prefecture. Population 13,623 (2020 census), area 144.21 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Wake District, Okayama Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

和気町

Reading

Wake-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Wake District 和気郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okayama 岡山県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

13,623 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.5% from 14,412

Area

144.21 km²

Density

94 people per km²

Households

5,296

Under 15

9.3%

65 and over

41.1%

Foreign residents

253 (1.9%)

Code

33346 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.wake.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Wake. Borders across water are not counted.

• Bizen City備前市
• Akaiwa City赤磐市
• Mimasaka City美作市
• Misaki Town美咲町

Questions about Wake

Is Wake a city, a town, or a village?

Wake (和気町) is a town (町, cho) in Okayama Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Wake District (和気郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Wake?

Wake is in Okayama Prefecture (岡山県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Wake?

13,623 at the 2020 census, down 5.5% from 14,412 in 2015. The area is 144.21 km², which is 94 people per km². 5,296 households. 41.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Wake?

Four: Bizen City (備前市), Akaiwa City (赤磐市), Mimasaka City (美作市), and Misaki Town (美咲町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Wake in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Wake written in Japanese?

和気町, read Wake-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Wake begin?

岡山県和気郡和気町… (Okayama-ken, Wake-gun, Wake-cho, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.