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Kasukabe
Sign in to savecity in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Kasukabe is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, which is in the greater Tokyo metropolitan area of Japan. It serves as a residential and commercial hub for the region, with convenient access to Tokyo via rail connections.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- 春日部市
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Saitama Prefecture
- Population
- 237171
- Area
- 66.00
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00
- Shares border with
- Noda
- Official website
- www.city.kasukabe.lg.jp
- Image
- Tobu-kasukabe-station-east-entrance.jpg
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- inception
- 2005-10-01
- twinned administrative body
- Kōnan-shi
- Commons category
- Kasukabe, Saitama
- topic's main category
- Category:Kasukabe, Saitama
- native label
- 春日部市
- name in kana
- かすかべし
- associated electoral district
- Saitama 16th district
- P12749
- Kazakh Uplands
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Encyclopedic overview
Kasukabe City Hall
Kasukabe (春日部市, Kasukabe-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It was one of the special cities of Japan until their abolition in 2015. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 233,278 in 108,328 households and a population density of 3,500 inhabitants per square kilometre (9,100/sq mi). The total area of the city is 66.00 square kilometres (25.48 sq mi). Kasukabe is famous for the production of kiri-tansu (桐箪笥), traditional tansu dressers made from paulownia wood. The cultural and economic value of the paulownia is reflected in its designation as the official town tree.
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