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| settlement_type = City | image_flag = Flag of Wako Saitama.JPG | image_map = Wako in Saitama Prefecture Ja.svg | lat_deg = 35 | lat_min = 47| lat_sec = | lon_deg = 139 | lon_min = 36| lon_sec = | region = Kantō | prefecture = Saitama Prefecture | mayor = Takehiro Matsumoto | area_km2 = 11.04 | population = 76,221 | population_as_of = 2008 | density_km2 = auto | postal_code = | area_code = 048 | tree = Ginkgo | flower = Satsuki azalea | bird = | city_hall_address = 1-5 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama-ken | city_hall_postal_code = 351-0192 | website = }} is a city located in southern Saitama Prefecture, Japan, bordering on Tokyo. As of May 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 76,221 and a population density of 6,900 persons per km². The total area is 11.04 km². It was formerly home to a Honda factory, but is now the location for the company's technical development section. Part of the headquarters function of Honda is scheduled to move from Tokyo. The head offices of RIKEN, famous as a large natural sciences research institute in Japan, are also located in the city. Wakō has a sister city relationship with Longview, WA〔http://www.city.wako.lg.jp/english-index/SisterCityRelationship.html〕. ==History== The city was established as Yamato Town in 1943, and was renamed Wakō on becoming a city on October 31, 1970. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wakō, Saitama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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