Location of Wake District in Okayama Prefecture

Wake (和気郡, Wake-gun) is a district located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 30,110 and a population density of 112.02 persons per km2. The total area is 268.79 km2.

Towns and villages

History

  • On September 1, 1963, the town of Hinase ceded the former village of Fukukawa to Akō, Hyogo Prefecture.
  • On March 22, 2005, the towns of Hinase and Yoshinaga merged into the city of Bizen.
  • On March 1, 2006, the towns of Wake and Saeki merged to form the new town of Wake.

34°50′46″N 134°08′06″E / 34.846°N 134.135°E / 34.846; 134.135


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