As of October 2016, the town has an estimated population of 14,191. The total area is 144.21 km².[1]
The town is famous in the region for the 'Wamojiyaki' festival that takes place every year on August 15 during the Obon period, and the town is also home to the largest Wisteria park in Japan.
On March 1, 2006 Wake was officially merged with the neighboring town of Saeki, also from Wake District. The newly merged town retains the name 'Wake'. Wake is also the sister town of Hanna, Alberta, Canada.
Wake has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Wake is 14.2 °C (57.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,208.1 mm (47.56 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.5 °C (79.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.9 °C (37.2 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Wake was 37.9 °C (100.2 °F) on 8 August 2016; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.6 °C (12.9 °F) on 9 January 2021.[3]
Climate data for Wake (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−present)
wake, okayama, wake, 和気町, wake, chō, town, located, wake, district, okayama, prefecture, japan, wake, 和気町townwake, fuji, parkflagseallocation, wake, okayama, prefecturewakelocation, japancoordinates, coordinates, 150countryjapanregionchūgokusan, yōprefectureok. Wake 和気町 Wake chō is a town located in Wake District Okayama Prefecture Japan Wake 和気町TownWake Fuji ParkFlagSealLocation of Wake in Okayama PrefectureWakeLocation in JapanCoordinates 34 48 N 134 9 E 34 800 N 134 150 E 34 800 134 150 Coordinates 34 48 N 134 9 E 34 800 N 134 150 E 34 800 134 150CountryJapanRegionChugokuSan yōPrefectureOkayama PrefectureDistrictWakeArea Total144 21 km2 55 68 sq mi Population October 1 2016 Total14 191 Density98 km2 250 sq mi Time zoneUTC 09 00 JST ClimateCfaWebsiteOfficial websiteAs of October 2016 the town has an estimated population of 14 191 The total area is 144 21 km 1 The town is famous in the region for the Wamojiyaki festival that takes place every year on August 15 during the Obon period and the town is also home to the largest Wisteria park in Japan On March 1 2006 Wake was officially merged with the neighboring town of Saeki also from Wake District The newly merged town retains the name Wake Wake is also the sister town of Hanna Alberta Canada Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Climate 1 2 Demographics 2 References 3 External linksGeography EditClimate Edit Wake has a humid subtropical climate Koppen climate classification Cfa The average annual temperature in Wake is 14 2 C 57 6 F The average annual rainfall is 1 208 1 mm 47 56 in with July as the wettest month The temperatures are highest on average in August at around 26 5 C 79 7 F and lowest in January at around 2 9 C 37 2 F 2 The highest temperature ever recorded in Wake was 37 9 C 100 2 F on 8 August 2016 the coldest temperature ever recorded was 10 6 C 12 9 F on 9 January 2021 3 Climate data for Wake 1991 2020 normals extremes 1979 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 16 4 61 5 21 9 71 4 24 6 76 3 29 5 85 1 33 1 91 6 36 5 97 7 37 1 98 8 37 9 100 2 37 0 98 6 30 9 87 6 25 1 77 2 20 8 69 4 37 9 100 2 Average high C F 9 0 48 2 10 1 50 2 13 8 56 8 19 6 67 3 24 3 75 7 27 1 80 8 30 6 87 1 32 1 89 8 28 3 82 9 22 9 73 2 17 0 62 6 11 4 52 5 20 5 68 9 Daily mean C F 2 9 37 2 3 7 38 7 7 0 44 6 12 4 54 3 17 5 63 5 21 6 70 9 25 6 78 1 26 5 79 7 22 4 72 3 16 1 61 0 10 1 50 2 4 9 40 8 14 2 57 6 Average low C F 2 4 27 7 2 0 28 4 0 6 33 1 5 4 41 7 10 9 51 6 16 8 62 2 21 6 70 9 22 2 72 0 17 7 63 9 10 7 51 3 4 3 39 7 0 4 31 3 8 8 47 8 Record low C F 10 6 12 9 9 3 15 3 7 2 19 0 3 8 25 2 0 5 31 1 5 7 42 3 12 5 54 5 13 9 57 0 5 3 41 5 0 9 30 4 3 6 25 5 7 8 18 0 10 6 12 9 Average precipitation mm inches 37 9 1 49 45 4 1 79 86 9 3 42 96 1 3 78 122 5 4 82 162 6 6 40 189 5 7 46 112 2 4 42 156 8 6 17 98 6 3 88 55 9 2 20 46 6 1 83 1 208 1 47 56 Average precipitation days 1 0 mm 5 4 6 6 8 9 9 3 9 4 11 3 10 4 8 1 9 4 7 5 5 9 5 7 97 9Mean monthly sunshine hours 142 2 142 3 179 6 201 5 211 1 154 5 169 8 212 9 161 3 175 0 152 9 148 3 2 051 5Source Japan Meteorological Agency 2 3 Demographics Edit Per Japanese census data the population of Wake in 2020 is 13 623 people 4 Wake has been conducting censuses since 1920 Historical populationYearPop 192016 404 192516 745 2 1 193017 564 4 9 193516 755 4 6 194016 510 1 5 194521 949 32 9 195021 995 0 2 YearPop 195521 637 1 6 196020 586 4 9 196519 009 7 7 197017 945 5 6 197518 385 2 5 198019 088 3 8 198518 827 1 4 YearPop 199017 841 5 2 199517 227 3 4 200016 815 2 4 200516 180 3 8 201015 362 5 1 201514 412 6 2 202013 623 5 5 Wake population statistics 4 References Edit 和気町の概要 Wake official website in Japanese Wake Town Retrieved April 15 2017 a b 気象庁 平年値 年 月ごとの値 JMA Retrieved May 7 2022 a b 観測史上1 10位の値 年間を通じての値 JMA Retrieved May 7 2022 a b Wake population statisticsExternal links Edit Media related to Wake Okayama at Wikimedia Commons Wake official website in Japanese This Okayama Prefecture location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wake Okayama amp oldid 1112719081, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
