Saitama

Summary

Saitama is a city designated by government ordinance^[1]. Saitama draws 539 Wikipedia views per month (city_designated_by_government_ordinance category, ranking #13 of 20).^[2]

Key Facts

• Saitama is located in Saitama Prefecture^[3].
• Saitama is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Saitama is on the body of water Arakawa River^[5].
• Saitama is on the body of water Q28693338^[6].
• Saitama is on the body of water Shiba River^[7].
• Saitama is on the body of water Kamo River^[8].
• Saitama's head of government is recorded as Hayato Shimizu^[9].
• Saitama's image is recorded as Saitama city montage.jpg^[10].
• Saitama's continent is recorded as Asia^[11].
• Saitama's instance of is recorded as city designated by government ordinance^[12].
• Saitama's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[13].
• Saitama's instance of is recorded as satellite city^[14].
• Saitama's instance of is recorded as big city^[15].
• Saitama's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[16].
• Saitama's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism^[17].
• Saitama's instance of is recorded as educational town^[18].
• Saitama's instance of is recorded as de facto national capital^[19].
• Saitama's capital is recorded as Urawa-ku^[20].
• Saitama's flag image is recorded as Flag of Saitama, Saitama.svg^[21].
• Saitama's shares border with is recorded as Ageo^[22].
• Saitama's shares border with is recorded as Kawaguchi^[23].
• Saitama's shares border with is recorded as Asaka^[24].
• Saitama's shares border with is recorded as Kawagoe^[25].
• Saitama's shares border with is recorded as Shiki^[26].
• Saitama's shares border with is recorded as Toda^[27].

Body

Geography

Saitama is in the country of Japan^[4]. Saitama is located in Saitama Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Arakawa River^[5], a river^[28], in Japan^[29]; Q28693338^[6], a river^[30], in Japan^[31]; Shiba River^[7], a river^[32], in Japan^[33]; and Kamo River^[8], a river^[34], in Japan^[35]. Saitama's continent is recorded as Asia^[11].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+1325843'}^[36], {'amount': '+1263979'}^[37], {'amount': '+1176314'}^[38], and {'amount': '+1222434'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city designated by government ordinance^[12], prefectural capital of Japan^[13], satellite city^[14], big city^[15], city of Japan^[16], and city for international conferences and tourism^[17].

History and Context

+2001-05-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Saitama^[40]. Saitama Prefecture is named after Saitama^[41].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Saitama include Saitama University^[42], a national university^[43], in Japan^[44], founded in 1949^[45], headquartered in Saitama^[46].

Why It Matters

Saitama draws 539 Wikipedia views per month (city_designated_by_government_ordinance category, ranking #13 of 20).^[2] Saitama has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Saitama is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for Saitama include Saitama University^[42], a national university^[43], in Japan^[44], founded in 1949^[45], headquartered in Saitama^[46].