Waki, Yamaguchi

Waki 和木町
Town
Waki Town Office
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Location of Waki in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Waki Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°11′N 132°13′E / 34.183°N 132.217°E / 34.183; 132.217Coordinates: 34°11′N 132°13′E / 34.183°N 132.217°E / 34.183; 132.217
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku San'yō
Prefecture	Yamaguchi Prefecture
District	Kuga
Area
• Total	10.56 km2 (4.08 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2016)
• Total	6,338
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	www.town.waki.lg.jp

Waki (和木町, Waki-chō) is a town in Kuga District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 6,338 and a density of 600 persons per km². The total area is 10.56 km².

Geography[]

Neighbouring municipalities[]

• Yamaguchi Prefecture
  • Iwakuni
• Hiroshima Prefecture
  • Ōtake

Transportation[]

Railway[]

• JR West
  • San'yō Main Line: Waki Station

Highway[]

Japan National Route 2 passes through the east side of Waki and travels near the eastern side of Waki Station.

Sister cities[]

Waki has had a sister city relationship with the city of Eniwa, Hokkaido, since 1979, as a symbol of mass immigration of Waki residents to Eniwa in around 1886.^[1]

Sources[]

External links[]

• Media related to Waki, Yamaguchi at Wikimedia Commons
• Waki official website (in Japanese)

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