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Saitama Prefecture

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Saitama Prefecture

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Also known as Prefecture of Saitama

prefecture of Japan

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Saitama Prefecture is a region in Japan located north of Tokyo that serves as part of the greater Tokyo metropolitan area. It matters because it is a major population and economic center that connects Tokyo to other parts of Japan.

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Type
Other
Location
Saitama, Japan
Also known as
Saitama-ken
Status
Active
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Encyclopedic overview

Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県, Saitama-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [saꜜi.ta.ma, sai.ta.maꜜ.keɴ]) is an inland prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (January 1, 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the west, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southwest, Tokyo to the south, Chiba Prefecture to the southeast, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the northeast.

Saitama is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kawaguchi, Kawagoe, and Tokorozawa.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saitama Prefecture” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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