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Saitama prefecture

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Saitama prefecture (埼玉県; Saitama-ken) is located on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Saitama.

This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.

 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
    
    
  
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Saitama prefecture (埼玉県)
     Saitama prefectural symbol
     Saitama prefectural symbol
   
CapitalSaitama
Region:Kanto
Island:Honshu
Area
      
 - Total
      
 - % water
    
Ranked 39th
      
3,797.00 km²
      
0.5%
    
Population
     
 - Total (Oct 1, 2000)
     
 - Density
Ranked 5th
     
6,938,006
     
1,827/km²
   
Districts:9
Municipalities:90
:JP-11
Symbols
Pref. Flower:Primrose
(Primula sieboldii)
Pref. Tree:Keyaki tree
(Zelkova serrata)
Pref. Bird:Eurasian collared dove
(Streptopelia decaocto)
Image:Japan_saitama_map_small.png

Table of contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 Economy
4 Demographics
5 Culture
6 Tourism
7 Prefectural symbols
8 Miscellaneous topics
9 External links

History

Geography

Saitama prefecuture is bordered by Tokyo, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Nagano, and Yamanashi.

Cities

Districts

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links


Prefectures of Japan
Aichi | Akita | Aomori | Chiba | Ehime | Fukui | Fukuoka | Fukushima | Gifu | Gunma | Hiroshima | Hokkaido | Hyogo | Ibaraki | Ishikawa | Iwate | Kagawa | Kagoshima | Kanagawa | Kochi | Kumamoto | Kyoto | Mie | Miyagi | Miyazaki | Nagano | Nagasaki | Nara | Niigata | Oita | Okayama | Okinawa | Osaka | Saga | Saitama | Shiga | Shimane | Shizuoka | Tochigi | Tokushima | Tokyo | Tottori | Toyama | Wakayama | Yamagata | Yamaguchi | Yamanashi