Wakasa

Wakasa is a town located in , Japan. As of 1 March 2026, the town had an estimated population of 13,062 in 4912 households and a population density of 73 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 178.49 square kilometres.
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Wikipedia
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  • Town with 15,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 243 metres (797 feet)
  • Description: town in Mikatakaminaka district, Fukui prefecture, Japan
  • Postal code: 919-1393
  • Also known as
    “Wakasa-cho”
    “Wakasa, Fukui”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum and Mikatagoko parking area.
Yasunorihayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archeological museum…
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is a rest area.
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is a railway station in the town…

Wakasa

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Latitude
35.5432° or 35° 32′ 36″ north
Longitude
135.9051° or 135° 54′ 19″ east
UN/LOCODE
JP W9K
Open location code
8Q7QGWV4+73
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3374087863
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
7507135
Wiki­data ID
Q1349039

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Wakasa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “واكاسا”
  • Asturian: “Wakasa”
  • Burmese: “ဝါခါဆာမြို့၊ ဖုခုအိ”
  • Cebuano: “Wakasa-chō (subdistrito sa Hapon, Fukui-ken)”
  • Cebuano: “Wakasa-chō”
  • Chinese: “若狭町”
  • Chinese: “若狹町”
  • Czech: “Wakasa”
  • Dutch: “Wakasa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “واكاسا”
  • French: “Wakasa”
  • Georgian: “ვაკასა”
  • German: “Wakasa”
  • Hungarian: “Vakasza”
  • Inari Sami: “Wakasa”
  • Indonesian: “Wakasa, Fukui”
  • Indonesian: “Wakasa”
  • Irish: “Wakasa”
  • Italian: “Wakasa”
  • Japanese: “Wakasa-chō”
  • Japanese: “わかさちょう”
  • Japanese: “若狭町”
  • Korean: “와카사정”
  • Korean: “와카사초”
  • Malay: “Wakasa, Fukui”
  • Malay: “Wakasa”
  • Northern Sami: “Wakasa”
  • Persian: “واکاسا”
  • Polish: “Wakasa”
  • Portuguese: “Wakasa”
  • Russian: “Вакаса”
  • Skolt Sami: “Wakasa”
  • Spanish: “Wakasa”
  • Swedish: “Wakasa”
  • Tagalog: “Wakasa, Fukui”
  • Tagalog: “Wakasa”
  • Thai: “วากาซะ”
  • Turkish: “Wakasa, Fukui”
  • Ukrainian: “Вакаса”
  • Vietnamese: “Wakasa, Fukui”
  • Vietnamese: “Wakasa”

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