Saitama Prefecture
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Summary
Saitama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 13,405 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #7 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Head of government: Motohiro Ōno[5]
- Capital: Saitama[6]
- Official language: Japanese[7]
- Shares border with: Ibaraki Prefecture[8], Chiba Prefecture[9], Tochigi Prefecture[10], Gunma Prefecture[11], Nagano Prefecture[12], Yamanashi Prefecture[13], Tokyo[14]
- Anthem: Saitama Kenka[15], Saitama Kenminka[16]
- Named after: Saitama district[17], Sakitama Kofun Cluster[18]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Saitama[19], Kawagoe[20], Kumagaya[21], Kawaguchi[22], Gyōda-shi[23], Chichibu[24], Tokorozawa[25], Hannō[26], Kazo[27], Honjō-shi[28], Higashimatsuyama[29], Kasukabe[30], Sayama[31], Hanyū-shi[32]
- Flag: flag of Saitama prefecture[33]
- Twinned administrative body: State of Mexico[34], Shanxi[35], Queensland[36], Ohio[37], Brandenburg[38], Chiang Mai[39]
- Legislative body: Saitama Prefectural Assembly[40]
- Executive body: Saitama Prefectural Government[41]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Saitama Prefecture include Saitama[42], a city designated by government ordinance[43], in Japan[44], founded in 2001[45]; Saikyō Line[46], a passenger train service[47], in Japan[48], founded in 1985[49]; and 5618 Saitama[50], an asteroid[51].
Why It Matters
Saitama Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for it include Saitama[42], a city designated by government ordinance[43], in Japan[44], founded in 2001[45]; Saikyō Line[46], a passenger train service[47], in Japan[48], founded in 1985[49]; and 5618 Saitama[50], an asteroid[51].