Soka

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Soka

Total population

249,455

Coordinates35.83°, 139.81°

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

Overview

Sōka is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 249,645 in 118,129 households and a population density of 9100 persons per km². The total area of the city is 27.46 square kilometres (10.60 sq mi).

Geography

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

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).

Recent natural events nearby

• Typhoon Mekkhala
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 92 mi
• Tropical Storm Higos
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 177 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Dorcus rectus rectus

Dorcus rectus rectus

Seen 2026-07-01

Orthetrum melania melania

Orthetrum melania melania

Seen 2026-07-01

Pale Grass Blue

Pseudozizeeria maha

Seen 2026-07-01

Small White

Pieris rapae

Seen 2026-07-01

Japanese five-lined skink

Plestiodon finitimus

Seen 2026-07-01

Yellow-spotted Stink Bug

Erthesina fullo

Seen 2026-07-01

Japanese Ratsnake

Elaphe climacophora

Seen 2026-07-01

Japanese Carpenter Ant

Camponotus japonicus

Seen 2026-07-01

marvel of Peru

Mirabilis jalapa

Seen 2026-07-01

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