Kumagaya

Kumagaya 熊谷市
Special city
Kumagaya City office
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Location of Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture
Kumagaya Location of Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture
Coordinates: 36°8′50.6″N 139°23′19.1″E / 36.147389°N 139.388639°E / 36.147389; 139.388639Coordinates: 36°8′50.6″N 139°23′19.1″E / 36.147389°N 139.388639°E / 36.147389; 139.388639
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama Prefecture
Government
• -Mayor	Kiyoshi Tomioka
Area
• Total	159.82 km2 (61.71 sq mi)
Population (February 2016)
• Total	198,440
• Density	1,240/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Zelkova serrata
- Flower	Sakura
- Bird	Eurasian skylark
- Fish	Pungitius
Phone number	048-524-111
Address	2-47-1 Miya-machi, Kumagaya-shi 360-8601
Website	www.city.kumagaya.lg.jp/english

Kumagaya (熊谷市, Kumagaya-shi^?) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016^[update], the city had an estimated population of 198,440 and a population density of 1240 persons per km². Its total area was 159.82 square kilometres (61.71 sq mi).

Kumagaya is one of the largest cities in northern Saitama Prefecture. Eight national highways and three railway lines serve the city. While many people commute towards south Tokyo, its daytime population is larger than the night population thanks to commuters from surrounding towns. The city is located on the east edge of Arakawa River alluvial fan, approximately 60 km from central Tokyo and 45 km from Saitama City. The Tone River also flows through city.

Kumagaya has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) and is known for being one of the hottest areas in summer in Japan. This is caused by very hot winds from Tokyo and the Chichibu basin in the west of the prefecture. In Central Tokyo, the summer monsoon enhanced by sea breeze is heated by urban heat island. Also, from the Chichibu Mountains, the Fohn blows. The two winds converge above the city at about 2 PM.