Ageo

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Ageo

Total population

226,940

Air quality index

82Moderate

Coordinates35.98°, 139.59°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Ageo is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of February 1, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 230,041 in 107,555 households and a population density of 5100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 45.51 square kilometres (17.57 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Rakuten Kitazawa

Japanese manga artist (1876-1955)

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Toshio Akiyama

Japanese composer, conductor and musicologist

Koichi Wakata

Japanese engineer and JAXA astronaut

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Nozomi Yamagō

Japanese association football player

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Masahiro Motoki

Japanese actor and singer

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Shunsuke Oyama

Japanese association football player

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Mari Amachi

Japanese musician and actress (1951-)

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Yumiko Takahashi

Japanese actress

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Theodosius Nagashima

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Chisato Nakajima

Japanese voice actress

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Masahiko Kimura

Bonsai artist

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Sayaka Matsumoto

American judoka

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Takami Yoshimoto

Japanese actress

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Atsuki Itō

Japanese announcer

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Minako Yoshida

Japanese singer, songwriter, composer, arranger (1953-)

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Chieko Tsutsumi

Japanese saxophone player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Saitama

• Ina
  2.3 mi away · pop. 44,442
• Okegawa
  2.6 mi away · pop. 74,748
• Hasuda
  4.1 mi away · pop. 61,499
• Kitamoto
  4.9 mi away · pop. 65,201
• Shiraoka
  5.5 mi away · pop. 52,214
• Kawajima
  6.2 mi away · pop. 20,788
• Kawagoe
  7 mi away · pop. 350,745
• Kuki
  7.2 mi away · pop. 151,598
• Konosu
  7.3 mi away · pop. 117,883
• Fujimino
  7.9 mi away · pop. 114,218
• Miyashiro
  7.9 mi away · pop. 33,930
• Saitama
  8.5 mi away · pop. 1,182,115

Browse all places in Saitama →

Recent natural events nearby

• Typhoon Mekkhala
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 107 mi
• Tropical Storm Higos
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 187 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Black-backed Wagtail

Motacilla alba lugens

Seen 2026-06-25

Amur Carp

Cyprinus rubrofuscus

Seen 2026-06-25

Parrot's feather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Seen 2026-06-22

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2026-06-22

Plesiophthalmus spectabilis

Plesiophthalmus spectabilis

Seen 2026-06-21

Japanese Pavement Ant

Tetramorium tsushimae

Seen 2026-06-21

Yellow Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Seen 2026-06-21

Golden Flangetail

Sinictinogomphus clavatus

Seen 2026-06-16

Nihonhimea japonica

Nihonhimea japonica

Seen 2026-06-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Ageo, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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