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Wakuya

Miyagitown

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Total population

14,159

Air quality index

47Good
Coordinates38.54°, 141.13°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Wakuya, a small town in Miyagi, Japan, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Its coordinates of 38.540°, 141.128° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 14,159. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
38.5396
Longitude
141.1281
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
47
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10
PM10 (µg/m³)
14
Ozone (µg/m³)
62
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
4,666
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Greater White-fronted Goose
    Anser albifrons (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    201
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    145
  • Whooper Swan
    Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    125
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    122
  • Large-billed Crow
    Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
    103
  • Dusky Thrush
    Turdus eunomus Temminck, 1831 · Aves
    103
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    103
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    101

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Kōji Wakamatsu
Kōji Wakamatsu
Japanese film director (1936–2012)
Frank Nagai
Frank Nagai
Japanese singer (1932-2008)
H
Hisashi Satō
Japanese historian
B
Bin Amatsu
Japanese actor (1921-1979)
Y
Yasumi Takeda
Japanese writer
K
Kiyoshi Takahashi
Japanese politician (1925-2015)
C
Ciao Sasaki
Japanese voice actor and actor
I
Ichizō Gotō
Japanese sociologist
T
Toshiki Rikiyama
Japanese surgeon
K
Keiji Nakazawa
S
Shigeru Hisamichi
Japanese internist (1939–2020)
T
Tetsuya Yamagami
Japanese boxer
K
Kosei Ashibe
Japanese association football player
H
Hidefumi Narita
Japanese tenor singer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan

JIS code
045012
Population (Wikidata)
15,177
Wikidata
Q1155902

JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai code via Wikidata P429 (prefecture, municipality)
  • • e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429