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Kitamoto

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Kitamoto

Total population

65,201

Air quality index

80Moderate
Elevation25 m
Coordinates36.03°, 139.53°

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

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City facts

Overview

Kitamoto is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 66,022 and a population density of 3300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 19.82 square kilometres (7.65 sq mi).

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
36.0270
Longitude
139.5312
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
80
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
34.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
34.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
21
NO₂ (µg/m³)
49.8

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
43,202
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,644
  • Eastern Spot-billed Duck
    Anas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 · Aves
    1,595
  • Brown-eared Bulbul
    Hypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves
    1,586
  • Oriental Turtle-Dove
    Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    1,469
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,408
  • White-cheeked Starling
    Spodiopsar cineraceus (Temminck, 1835) · Aves
    1,331
  • Cinereous Tit
    Parus cinereus Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
    1,309
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,296

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
930
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

Y
Yutaka Taniyama
Japanese mathematician (1927–1958)
K
Kazue Kineri
M
Masahiro Motoki
Japanese actor and singer
K
Kurosu Kōnosuke
Japanese mathematician (1893–1970)
C
Chō
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator
N
Nobuhiro Kato
Japanese association football player
N
Nobutaka Suzuki
Japanese association football player
J
Junya Hosokawa
Japanese association football player
H
Hayato Ochi
Japanese association football player
T
Tsubasa Oshima
Japanese association football player
U
Uri Nakayama
Japanese singer
S
Shōei
Japanese actor
A
Atsuko Nagai
Japanese judoka
Mai Ichii
Mai Ichii
Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and kickboxer
M
Matsudaira Nobutsuna
[松平信綱] Roju of Tokugawa shogunate; daimyo of Kawagoe
Taimei Yamaguchi
Taimei Yamaguchi
Japanese politician

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

Geography & sun

Elevation
82 ft (25 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.8
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,387

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
2
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Kitamoto

Uwade iseki hakkutsu chōsa hōkokusho
Kitamoto-shi Uwade Iseki Chōsakai · 1989

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

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

祝ロンドン五輪出場！ 女子ウエイトリフティング 北本市出身 水落穂南選手 (7595337596) — Kitamoto, Japan0.3 miKitamoto Station platforms Feb 07 2020 11-50 AM — Kitamoto, Japan0.3 miSaitama Prefectural Road 312 and Kitamoto Post Office - Aug 14, 2025 — Kitamoto, Japan0.4 miロッテ パイの実についていたLマーク — Kitamoto, Japan0.5 miDeenotame Ruins — Kitamoto, Japan0.8 miBlack katydid - Eobiana engelhardti - 姫螽斯(ヒメギス) (5798504048) — Kitamoto, Japan1.4 miJR East 211 series train — Kitamoto, Japan1.4 miKitamoto Factory, Glico Manufacturing Japan — Kitamoto, Japan1.4 mi建設中の圏央道 - panoramio — Kitamoto, Japan1.5 miKitasato Univ. Medical Center — Kitamoto, Japan1.5 miHikawatenman No.1 torii(south) — Kitamoto, Japan1.6 miBamboo leaf sushi 笹鼓寿司 (3784846145) — Kitamoto, Japan1.6 miToko-ji temple in Kitamoto — Kitamoto, Japan1.7 miFHI-Saitama-Plant-2013122101 — Kitamoto, Japan1.8 miIshito-Kaba-Zakura - panoramio — Kitamoto, Japan1.8 mi桶川のロウバイ - panoramio — Kitamoto, Japan1.8 miFormer-Subaru-Saitama-Plant-2017120301 — Kitamoto, Japan1.8 mi建設中の圏央道 - panoramio (3) — Kitamoto, Japan1.9 miKonosu Ageodouro Nikikukan Kizyunten 1 — Kitamoto, Japan1.9 miGiGO (54567216718) — Kitamoto, Japan1.9 mi建設中の圏央道 - panoramio (1) — Kitamoto, Japan2 mi建設中の圏央道 - panoramio (2) — Kitamoto, Japan2 miOkegawa-Kitamoto IC — Kitamoto, Japan2.1 miOkegawa Nishi Ichi Post office — Kitamoto, Japan2.2 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan

JIS code
112330
Population (Wikidata)
65,191
Wikidata
Q857285

JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • 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