Okegawa桶川市

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

Okegawa (桶川市, Okegawa-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture. Population 74,748 (2020 census), area 25.35 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

桶川市

Reading

Okegawa-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

74,748 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.1% from 73,936

Area

25.35 km²

Density

2,949 people per km²

Households

30,918

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

29.7%

Foreign residents

832 (1.1%)

Code

11231 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.okegawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Konosu City鴻巣市
• Ageo City上尾市
• Kuki City久喜市
• Kitamoto City北本市
• Hasuda City蓮田市
• Ina Town伊奈町
• Kawajima Town川島町

Questions about Okegawa

Is Okegawa a city or a prefecture?

Okegawa (桶川市) 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 Okegawa?

Okegawa 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 Okegawa?

74,748 at the 2020 census, up 1.1% from 73,936 in 2015. The area is 25.35 km², which is 2,949 people per km². 30,918 households. 29.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Okegawa?

Seven: Konosu City (鴻巣市), Ageo City (上尾市), Kuki City (久喜市), Kitamoto City (北本市), Hasuda City (蓮田市), Ina Town (伊奈町), and Kawajima Town (川島町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Okegawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Okegawa written in Japanese?

桶川市, read Okegawa-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 Okegawa begin?

埼玉県桶川市… (Saitama-ken, Okegawa-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.