Saitama ken (Saitama-ken), Saitama
Saitama ken: prefecture of Japan
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State Snapshot
Saitama-ken at a glance
Saitama-ken currently has 41 quality-checked populated place pages and 36 county pages linked on MapSof.
Mapped cities & towns
41
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County pages
36
Open related pagesLargest city
KawaguchiPopulation 592,373
Top linked places
Quick Facts about Saitama-ken
| Population | 7,337,330 |
| Country | Japan |
| State | Saitama (Japan) |
| Twitter username | pref_saitama |
| Area | 3798.08 km2 |
| Official name | 埼玉県 |
| Latitude & Longitude | 35.8572,139.6490 |
| Legislative body | Saitama Prefectural Assembly |
| Named for | Saitama district |
| Capital | Saitama |
| Establishment | November 14, 1871 (154 years ago) |
| Time Zone | UTC+09:00, Japan Standard Time |
| Local time | 15:22:20 (23rd April 2026) |
Geography
Saitama-ken is located at 35°51'26"N 139°38'57"E (35.8572100, 139.6490400). It has 3 neighbors: Tokyo to, Tochigi ken and Ibaraki.
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The largest city of Saitama-ken is Kawaguchi with a population of 592,373. Other cities include, Kawagoe population 354,249, Koshigaya population 345,458, Tokorozawa population 341,409 and Sōka population 250,939. See all Saitama-ken cities & populated places.
- Brandenburg (1999 )
- Chiang Mai (1992 )
- Ohio (1990 )
- Queensland (1984 )
- Shanxi (1982 )
- State of Mexico (1979 )
- MinamiSaitama district
- Hanyū
- Yashio
- Chichibu district
- Kasukabe
- Asaka
- Sayama
- Sōka
- Kodama district
- Chichibu
- Fukaya
- Shiraoka
- Kumagaya
- Tokorozawa
- Toda
- Sakado
- Hidaka
- Satte
- Fujimi
- Tsurugashima
- Saitama
- Hasuda
- Kitaadachi district
- Yoshikawa
- Misato
- Wakō
- Ōsato district
- Fujimino
- Hiki district
- Shiki
- Koshigaya
- Iruma
- Higashimatsuyama
- Kawagoe
- Kitamoto
- Ageo
- Niiza
- Honjō
- Hannō
- Okegawa
- Kōnosu
- Iruma district
- Kuki
- Warabi
- Kazo
- Kitakatsushika district
- Kawaguchi
- Gyōda
Demographics
| Year | Population | % Change | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7,054,382 | - | census |
| 2010 | 7,194,556 | 1.95% | census |
| 2019 | 7,337,330 | 1.95% | census |