Kawaguchi

About Kawaguchi

Kawaguchi (川口市, Kawaguchi-shi) is a city located in southeastern Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2025, the city had an estimated population of 595,011 in 293,582 households and a population density of 9605 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 61.95 square kilometres (23.92 sq mi). It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 8th most populated city (after passing Hachioji), and second largest in Saitama Prefecture, after eponymous Saitama.

Kawaguchi is located near the center of the Kantō Plain in southwestern Saitama Prefecture in east-central Honshu, and is bordered by the Tokyo wards of Kita-ku and Adachi-ku to the south. The city area is mostly flat and mainly residential except for the Omiya tableland, which occupies part of the north and east area. The Arakawa River runs across the border with Kita-ku to the south.

Saitama (Iwatsuki-ku, Midori-ku, Minami-ku)

Kawaguchi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with minimal snowfall. The average annual temperature is approximately 14.8...

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