Kuki久喜市

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

Kuki (久喜市, Kuki-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 150,582 (2020 census), area 82.41 km². Borders 10 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

久喜市

Reading

Kuki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

150,582 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.1% from 152,311

Area

82.41 km²

Density

1,827 people per km²

Households

62,578

Under 15

11.0%

65 and over

30.9%

Foreign residents

3,017 (2.0%)

Code

11232 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kuki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

10 places share a land border with Kuki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Koga City古河市(Ibaraki)
• Goka Town五霞町(Ibaraki)
• Kazo City加須市
• Konosu City鴻巣市
• Okegawa City桶川市
• Hasuda City蓮田市
• Satte City幸手市
• Shiraoka City白岡市
• Miyashiro Town宮代町
• Sugito Town杉戸町

Questions about Kuki

Is Kuki a city or a prefecture?

Kuki (久喜市) 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 Kuki?

Kuki 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 Kuki?

150,582 at the 2020 census, down 1.1% from 152,311 in 2015. The area is 82.41 km², which is 1,827 people per km². 62,578 households. 30.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kuki?

10: Koga City (古河市) in Ibaraki, Goka Town (五霞町) in Ibaraki, Kazo City (加須市), Konosu City (鴻巣市), Okegawa City (桶川市), Hasuda City (蓮田市), Satte City (幸手市), Shiraoka City (白岡市), Miyashiro Town (宮代町), and Sugito Town (杉戸町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kuki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kuki written in Japanese?

久喜市, read Kuki-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 Kuki begin?

埼玉県久喜市… (Saitama-ken, Kuki-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.