Waki和木町

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

Waki (和木町, Waki-cho) is a town in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Population 6,034 (2020 census), area 10.58 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kuga District, Yamaguchi 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

和木町

Reading

Waki-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kuga District 玖珂郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamaguchi 山口県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

6,034 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.0% from 6,285

Area

10.58 km²

Density

570 people per km²

Households

2,476

Under 15

16.7%

65 and over

27.4%

Foreign residents

79 (1.3%)

Code

35321 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.waki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Waki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Otake City大竹市(Hiroshima)
• Iwakuni City岩国市

Questions about Waki

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

Waki (和木町) is a town (町, cho) in Yamaguchi 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 Kuga District (玖珂郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Waki?

Waki is in Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県), 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 Waki?

6,034 at the 2020 census, down 4.0% from 6,285 in 2015. The area is 10.58 km², which is 570 people per km². 2,476 households. 27.4% of residents are 65 or older and 16.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Waki?

Two: Otake City (大竹市) in Hiroshima and Iwakuni City (岩国市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Waki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Waki written in Japanese?

和木町, read Waki-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 Waki begin?

山口県玖珂郡和木町… (Yamaguchi-ken, Kuga-gun, Waki-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.