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Kawaguchi
Sign in to savecity in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Kawaguchi is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, which is part of the greater Tokyo metropolitan area in Japan. As an urban center in one of Japan's most populated regions, it serves as an important residential and commercial hub for the area.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- core city of Japan
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Saitama Prefecture
- Population
- 561506
- Area
- 61.95
- Time zone
- Japan Standard Time
- Body of water
- Arakawa River
- Shares border with
- Kita
- Official website
- www.city.kawaguchi.lg.jp
- Image
- Kawaguchi-eki shuhen koso tatemono.jpg
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- replaces
- Hatogaya
- Commons category
- Kawaguchi, Saitama
- topic's main category
- Category:Kawaguchi, Saitama
- native label
- 川口市
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Kawaguchi
- inception
- 1933-04-01
- replaced by
- Sōka-shi
- official symbol
- Camellia sasanqua
- located in/on physical feature
- Kantō Plain
- name in kana
- かわぐちし
- postal code
- 332-0000
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Encyclopedic overview
Lion statue near Kawaguchi Station Kawaguchi City Hall
Kawaguchi (川口市, Kawaguchi-shi) is a city located in southeastern Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2025, the city had an estimated population of 595,011 in 293,582 households and a population density of 9605 persons per km. The total area of the city is 61.95 square kilometres (23.92 sq mi). It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 8th most populated city (after passing Hachioji), and second largest in Saitama Prefecture, after eponymous Saitama.
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