is a
city||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in
Saitamais a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
,
JapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
As of May 1, 2011, the city has an estimated
populationA population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 156,613, with a
householdThe household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
number of 61,071, and the
densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 1,900.64 persons per km². The total area is 82.40 km².
The city was founded on October 1, 1971.
On March 23, 2010, Kuki City absorbed the town of
Shōbuwas a town located in Minamisaitama District, Saitama, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 21,837 and a density of 797.84 persons per km²...
, from Minami Saitama District and the towns of
Kurihashiwas a town located in Kitakatsushika District, Saitama, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 26,125 and a density of 1,655.58 persons per km²...
and
Washimiyawas a town located in Kitakatsushika District, Saitama, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 33,739 and a density of 2,427.27 persons per km²...
, both from
Kitakatsushika Districtis a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of July 1, 2011, the district has an estimated population of 77,583 and a population density of 1,680 persons per km²...
, to form the current Kuki City.
Rail
- Kuki Station
is a railway station in Kuki, Saitama, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company and Tobu Railway.-JR East platforms:One ground-level island platform and one ground-level side platform serving three tracks.-Tobu platforms:...
- JR East
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
: Utsunomiya LineThe is the name given to a 159.9 kilometre section of the Tōhoku Main Line between Ueno Station in Tokyo and Kuroiso Station in Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan...
, Tōhoku Main Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku LineThe is a passenger railway service in Japan which commenced in December 2001. The line has no dedicated track as services run through shared sections along the Ryōmō Line, Takasaki Line, Utsunomiya Line, Yamanote Freight Line, Yokosuka Line, and Tōkaidō Main Line...
- Tōbu Isesaki Line
- Higashi-Washinomiya Station
is a train station in Kuki, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
- JR East: Utsunomiya Line, Tōhoku Main Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
- Kurihashi Station
is a train station in Kuki, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:* East Japan Railway Company** Tōhoku Main Line* Tōbu Railway** Nikkō Line- Adjacent stations :...
- JR East: Utsunomiya Line, Tōhoku Main Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
- Tōbu Nikkō Line
- Minami-Kurihashi Station
is a train station in Kuki, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
- Washinomiya Station
is a train station in Kuki, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
Road
- Kuki Interchange (Tōhoku Expressway
The is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned by Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.-Naming:Tōhoku refers to the Tōhoku region, the northernmost region on the island of Honshū....
)
- National Highway
Japan has a nationwide system of distinct from the expressways. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and other government agencies administer the national highways. Beginning in 1952, Japan classified these as Class 1 or Class 2. Class 1 highways had one- or two-digit numbers, while...
: Route 4, Route 122, Route 125
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