Kawagoe
city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Kawagoe is a core city of Japan[1]. Kawagoe draws 2,758 Wikipedia views per month (core city of japan category, ranking #26 of 47).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: 100 Landscapes of Heisei[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Saitama Prefecture[4]
- Country: Japan[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Iruma River[6]
- Head of government: Yoshiaki Kawai[7]
- Instance of: big city[8]
- Shares border with: Tokorozawa[9], Sayama[10], Hidaka[11], Tsurugashima[12], Fujimino[13], Ageo[14], Saitama[15], Sakado[16], Fujimi[17], Miyoshi[18], Kawajima[19]
- Anthem: Warera no Kawagoe[20]
- Named after: Kawagoe[21]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Kosenbamachi[22], Kawagoe[23], Matsugō[24], Isanuma[25], Imaizumi[26], Ushiko[27], Kainuma[28], Kugedo[29], Shibui[30], Namiki[31], Minami-Tajima[32], Furuichiba[33], Fujikichō[34], Ōgigashi[35]
- Twinned administrative body: Autun[36], Offenbach am Main[37], Salem[38]
- Legislative body: 川越市議会[39]
- Part of: Business core city (Japan)[40], city with public health center[41], Little Edo[42]
- Commons category: Kawagoe, Saitama[43]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[44]
- Inception: April 1, 1889[45], December 1, 1922[46]
- Located in/on physical feature: Musashino Plateau[47]
- Day in year for periodic occurrence: December 1[48]
- Official website: https://www.city.kawagoe.saitama.jp/[49], https://www.city.kawagoe.saitama.jp/foreignlanguage/gaikokuseki.html[50]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kawagoe, Saitama[51]
- Population: 354,598[52], 350,745[53], 342,670[54]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Kawagoe[55]
- Replaces: Kawagoe[56], Senba[57]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kawagoe include Kawagoeshi Station[58], a railway station[59], in Japan[60], founded in 1914[61].
Why It Matters
Kawagoe has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Kawagoe is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for Kawagoe include Kawagoeshi Station[58], a railway station[59], in Japan[60], founded in 1914[61].
FAQs
What awards did Kawagoe receive?
Honors received include 100 Landscapes of Heisei[3].