Kawagoe川越市

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

Kawagoe (川越市, Kawagoe-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 354,571 (2020 census), area 109.13 km². Borders 11 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

川越市

Reading

Kawagoe-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

354,571 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.1% from 350,745

Area

109.13 km²

Density

3,249 people per km²

Households

153,376

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

28.0%

Foreign residents

8,784 (2.5%)

Code

11201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kawagoe.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

11 places share a land border with Kawagoe. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nishi Ward西区(Saitama)
• Tokorozawa City所沢市
• Sayama City狭山市
• Ageo City上尾市
• Fujimi City富士見市
• Sakado City坂戸市
• Tsurugashima City鶴ヶ島市
• Hidaka City日高市
• Fujimino Cityふじみ野市
• Miyoshi Town三芳町
• Kawajima Town川島町

Questions about Kawagoe

Is Kawagoe a city or a prefecture?

Kawagoe (川越市) 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 Kawagoe?

Kawagoe 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 Kawagoe?

354,571 at the 2020 census, up 1.1% from 350,745 in 2015. The area is 109.13 km², which is 3,249 people per km². 153,376 households. 28.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawagoe?

11: Nishi Ward (西区) of Saitama, Tokorozawa City (所沢市), Sayama City (狭山市), Ageo City (上尾市), Fujimi City (富士見市), Sakado City (坂戸市), Tsurugashima City (鶴ヶ島市), Hidaka City (日高市), Fujimino City (ふじみ野市), Miyoshi Town (三芳町), and Kawajima Town (川島町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawagoe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawagoe written in Japanese?

川越市, read Kawagoe-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 Kawagoe begin?

埼玉県川越市… (Saitama-ken, Kawagoe-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.