Miyagi
Tōda district
Wakuya Chō

Wakuya

Wakuya is a town located in , . As of 30 April 2020, the town had an estimated population of 15,763 in 6028 households, and a population density of 190 persons per km2.
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  • Type: Town with 14,200 residents
  • Description: town in Tōda district, Miyagi prefecture, Japan
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wakuya Station and Kami-Wakuya Station.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the town of Wakuya, , Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the town of Wakuya, , , operated by East Japan Railway Company. is situated 2½ km northwest of Wakuya.

Shinto shrine
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The Koganeyama Jinja is a Shintō shrine in the town of Wakuya , in the of northern . It claims to have been built on the site of the first gold mine in Japan, and is protected by the central government as a National Historic Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Misato and Kashimadai.

Town
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is a town located in , . As of 1 April 2020, the town had an estimated population of 24,565 in 9109 households, and a population density of 330 persons per km². The total area of the town is 74.95 square kilometres. is situated 6 km west of Wakuya.

Locality
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was a town located in Shida District, , . In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 13,733 and a population density of 254.08 persons per km2. is situated 7 km south of Wakuya.

Wakuya

Latitude
38.53963° or 38° 32′ 23″ north
Longitude
141.12811° or 141° 7′ 41″ east
Population
14,200
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
8RC3G4QH+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 752184843
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2110596
Wiki­data ID
Q1155902
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Wakuya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “واكويا”
  • Asturian: “Wakuya”
  • Cebuano: “Wakuya”
  • Chinese: “涌谷村”
  • Chinese: “涌谷町”
  • Czech: “Wakuja”
  • Dutch: “Wakuya”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “واكويا”
  • French: “Wakuya”
  • German: “Wakuya”
  • Hungarian: “Vakuja”
  • Indonesian: “Wakuya, Miyagi”
  • Irish: “Wakuya”
  • Italian: “Wakuya”
  • Japanese: “Wakuya-chō”
  • Japanese: “わくやちょう”
  • Japanese: “涌谷”
  • Japanese: “涌谷町”
  • Korean: “와쿠야정”
  • Korean: “와쿠야초”
  • Malagasy: “Wakuya”
  • Malay: “Wakuya, Miyagi”
  • Persian: “واکویا، میاگی”
  • Polish: “Wakuya”
  • Portuguese: “Wakuya”
  • Russian: “Вакуя”
  • Spanish: “Wakuya”
  • Swedish: “Wakuya”
  • Tagalog: “Wakuya, Miyagi”
  • Tagalog: “Wakuya”
  • Thai: “วากูยะ”
  • Turkish: “Wakuya”
  • Ukrainian: “Вакуя”
  • Yue Chinese: “涌谷町”

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