Fukaya深谷市

Fukaya-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Fukaya (深谷市, Fukaya-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 141,268 (2020 census), area 138.37 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Saitama Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

深谷市

Reading

Fukaya-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

141,268 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.8% from 143,811

Area

138.37 km²

Density

1,021 people per km²

Households

55,854

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

29.5%

Foreign residents

3,051 (2.2%)

Code

11218 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.fukaya.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Fukaya. Borders across water are not counted.

• Isesaki City伊勢崎市(Gunma)
• Ota City太田市(Gunma)
• Kumagaya City熊谷市
• Honjo City本庄市
• Ranzan Town嵐山町
• Misato Town美里町
• Yorii Town寄居町

Questions about Fukaya

Is Fukaya a city or a prefecture?

Fukaya (深谷市) is a city (市, shi) in Saitama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Fukaya?

Fukaya is in Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Fukaya?

141,268 at the 2020 census, down 1.8% from 143,811 in 2015. The area is 138.37 km², which is 1,021 people per km². 55,854 households. 29.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fukaya?

Seven: Isesaki City (伊勢崎市) in Gunma, Ota City (太田市) in Gunma, Kumagaya City (熊谷市), Honjo City (本庄市), Ranzan Town (嵐山町), Misato Town (美里町), and Yorii Town (寄居町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fukaya in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fukaya written in Japanese?

深谷市, read Fukaya-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Fukaya begin?

埼玉県深谷市… (Saitama-ken, Fukaya-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.