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Taku

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Taku (多久市, Taku-shi) is a city in Saga Prefecture, in the Kyūshū region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 17,807 living in 7,912 households as of 1 May 2024, a density of about 180 people per square kilometre. As a shi, it is one of the three kinds of municipality used in Japan, alongside towns and villages, and it runs its local administration through a mayor and a city council within Saga Prefecture. The population and area figures are those quoted in the article at the time of writing and may differ from later census results.

Facts
Population
18,295 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deSaga Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Quote, Saga Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Taku City (-shi) 多久市 24,507 23,949 22,739 21,404 19,749 18,295 16,825
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 33.2886,130.1102
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 75.0
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3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 33.25, 130.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 33.25, 130.25
33.25 130.25 Cfa
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Taku, Saga (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan
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