ja:和光市

Wakō (Japanese: 和光市; -shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 73,670 and the density of 6,673.01 persons per km². The total area is 11.04 km².

History

The city was established as Yamato Town in 1943, and renamed as Wako on its promotion to a city, October 31, 1970.

External links

• Official website (http://www.city.wako.saitama.jp/) in Japanese

Saitama Prefecture
Cities
Ageo | Asaka | Chichibu | Fujimi | Fukaya | Gyoda | Hanno | Hanyu | Hasuda | Hatogaya | Hidaka | Higashimatsuyama | Honjo | Iruma | Iwatsuki | Kamifukuoka | Kasukabe | Kawagoe | Kawaguchi | Kazo | Kitamoto | Koshigaya | Kounosu | Kuki | Kumagaya | Misato | Niiza | Okegawa | Saitama (capital) | Sakado | Satte | Sayama | Shiki | Soka | Toda | Tokorozawa | Tsurugashima | Wako | Warabi | Yashio | Yoshikawa
Districts
Chichibu | Hiki | Iruma | Kitaadachi | Kitakatsushika | Kitasaitama | Kodama | Minamisaitama | Osato