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Kawagoe
Mietown
Total population
14,558
Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in Mie, Japan, Kawagoe is recorded in open geodata as a small town. Located at 35.018°, 136.680°, Kawagoe occupies a warm-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 14,558. The location receives about 1,363 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,385
- Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves1,208
- Great Cormorant/European ShagPhalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,197
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,159
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,123
- White WagtailMotacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,084
- Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 · Aves974
- Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790) · Aves971
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2025-08-2421 km S of Ikeda, Japan
- M 4.8 — 2025-07-318 km N of Toba, Japan
- M 4.4 — 2025-04-084 km E of Nishio, Japan
- M 4.1 — 2025-02-095 km N of Toba, Japan
- M 4.1 — 2024-06-0515 km ESE of Shima, Japan
- M 4.7 — 2024-04-2719 km NE of Toyota, Japan
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Mie
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Kawagoe
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kawagoe, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan
- JIS code
- 243442
- Population (Wikidata)
- 15,048
- Wikidata
- Q1345551
JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • 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