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Kawagoe, Saitama

Eastern Asia

Kawagoe is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2021 it had an estimated population of about 353,214 across 162,210 households over a total area of 109.13 square kilometers. The city is known locally as Little Edo, an old name for Tokyo, because of its many historic buildings. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
354,598 1
Area (sq km)
109.13 1
Founding Year
1889 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Latitude
35.925139 degrees north 1
Longitude
139.485778 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+09:00 4
Sources
1. Kawagoe, Saitama (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 354,598 (2021)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 35.925139, longitude 139.485778
  • P2046 (area)
    area 109.13 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1889
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 354598 (2021)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 35.9251,139.4858
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 29.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, 139.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, 139.25
35.75 139.25 Cfa
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4. GeoNames: Kawagoe - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1859740, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.84 km)
Quote, cities500 record 1859740, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.84 km)
35.90861 139.48528 P PPLA2 JP 34 1859739 354571 26 Asia/Tokyo
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Kawagoe, Saitama (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Kawagoe (川越市, Kawagoe-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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