Saitama ken (Saitama-ken), Saitama

Saitama ken: Prefecture of Japan

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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
Legislative body : Saitama Prefectural Assembly
Named for : Saitama district
Capital : Saitama
Establishment : November 11, 1871 (152 years ago)
Time Zone : UTC+09:00, Japan Standard Time
Local time : 00:00:18 (30th March 2024)

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.

Saitama ken map

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.

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  • Brandenburg (1999 )
  • Chiang Mai (1992 )
  • Ohio (1990 )
  • Queensland (1984 )
  • Shanxi (1982 )
  • State of Mexico (1979 )

Saitama-ken has 3 neighbours.

  • 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

Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, qi yu, qi yu xian, saitama hyeon, 埼玉, 埼玉県, 사이타마 현