Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Kantō
- Prefecture
- Saitama
- First official recorded
- Kofun period (estimated)
- Town settled
- April 1, 1889
- City settled
- May 3, 1954
- Mayor
- Toshihiro Takahashi (高橋稔裕) - from April 2026
- Total
- 133.30 km (51.47 sq mi)
- Density
- 846.15/km (2,191.5/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
- Tree
- Sakura
- Flower
- Cosmos
- Phone number
- 0480-62-1111
- Address
- 2-1-1 Mitsumata, Kazo-shi, Saitama-ken 347-8501
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Kazo (加須市, Kazo-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 112,792 in 48,213 households and a population density of 850 persons per km. The total area of the city is 133.30 square kilometres (51.47 sq mi). The city is noted for is known throughout Japan for the creation of koinobori (carp kites), baseballs, kendo equipment, and Kazo-udon noodles.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kazo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.