Koshigaya越谷市

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

Koshigaya (越谷市, Koshigaya-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 341,621 (2020 census), area 60.24 km². Borders 6 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

越谷市

Reading

Koshigaya-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

341,621 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.2% from 337,498

Area

60.24 km²

Density

5,671 people per km²

Households

142,774

Under 15

12.7%

65 and over

25.5%

Foreign residents

6,607 (1.9%)

Code

11222 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.koshigaya.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Koshigaya. Borders across water are not counted.

• Iwatsuki Ward岩槻区(Saitama)
• Kawaguchi City川口市
• Kasukabe City春日部市
• Soka City草加市
• Yoshikawa City吉川市
• Matsubushi Town松伏町

Questions about Koshigaya

Is Koshigaya a city or a prefecture?

Koshigaya (越谷市) 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 Koshigaya?

Koshigaya 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 Koshigaya?

341,621 at the 2020 census, up 1.2% from 337,498 in 2015. The area is 60.24 km², which is 5,671 people per km². 142,774 households. 25.5% of residents are 65 or older and 12.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Koshigaya?

Six: Iwatsuki Ward (岩槻区) of Saitama, Kawaguchi City (川口市), Kasukabe City (春日部市), Soka City (草加市), Yoshikawa City (吉川市), and Matsubushi Town (松伏町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Koshigaya in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Koshigaya written in Japanese?

越谷市, read Koshigaya-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 Koshigaya begin?

埼玉県越谷市… (Saitama-ken, Koshigaya-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.