Kumagaya, Saitama
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Kumagaya 熊谷市 |
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 Location of Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture |
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| Coordinates: 36°8′50.6″N 139°23′19.1″E / 36.147389°N 139.388639°ECoordinates: 36°8′50.6″N 139°23′19.1″E / 36.147389°N 139.388639°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Saitama Prefecture | ||
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| • -Mayor | Kiyoshi Tomioka | ||
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| • 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 |
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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.
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