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Waki Town
Yamaguchi Prefecture · Town
Official websiteYamaguchi Prefecture page
Waki Town is at the eastern end of mainland Yamaguchi Prefecture and borders Otake City, Hiroshima Prefecture, across the Oze River. Mitsui Chemicals and ENEOS plants stand on reclaimed land at the river mouth, part of the Setouchi Industrial Region. The town supports child-rearing with measures such as free school lunches and has Hachigamine General Park.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Yamaguchi Prefecture
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