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Kawagoe

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Kawagoe

Total population

350,745

Air quality index

82Moderate
Coordinates35.93°, 139.49°

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

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City facts

Overview

Kawagoe is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 353,214 in 162,210 households and a population density of 3200 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 109.13 square kilometres (42.14 sq mi). The city is known locally as "Little Edo" after the old name for Tokyo, due to its many historic buildings.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
35.9251
Longitude
139.4857
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
82
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
19.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
23.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
54
NO₂ (µg/m³)
18.3

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
60,661
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Brown-eared Bulbul
    Hypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves
    2,345
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,145
  • Oriental Turtle-Dove
    Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    2,070
  • Cinereous Tit
    Parus cinereus Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
    2,064
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,987
  • Eastern Spot-billed Duck
    Anas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 · Aves
    1,967
  • White-cheeked Starling
    Spodiopsar cineraceus (Temminck, 1835) · Aves
    1,945
  • Large-billed Crow
    Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
    1,877

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
934
Largest magnitude
6.2
Largest event
2011-04-21

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

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

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

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Official Identifiers

e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan

JIS code
112011
Population (Wikidata)
354,598
Wikidata
Q319740

JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • NASA EONET
  • • e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai code via Wikidata P429 (prefecture, municipality)
  • • e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429