Kuki, Saitama
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Saitama
, Japan
.
As of May 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population
of 156,613, with a household
number of 61,071, and the density
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 Shōbu
, from Minami Saitama District and the towns of Kurihashi
and Washimiya
, both from Kitakatsushika District
, to form the current Kuki City.
Cities of Japan
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located in Saitama
Saitama Prefecture
is 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...
, Japan
Japan
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.
As of May 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 156,613, with a household
Household
The 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 density
Population density
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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 Shōbu
Shobu, Saitama
was 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 Kurihashi
Kurihashi, Saitama
was 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 Washimiya
Washimiya, Saitama
was 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 District
Kitakatsushika District, Saitama
is 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 StationKuki Station (Saitama)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 EastEast Japan Railway Companyis 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 LineUtsunomiya 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 LineShonan-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
- JR East
- Higashi-Washinomiya StationHigashi-Washinomiya Stationis a train station in Kuki, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
- JR East: Utsunomiya Line, Tōhoku Main Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
- Kurihashi StationKurihashi Stationis 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 StationMinami-Kurihashi Stationis a train station in Kuki, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
- Tōbu Nikkō Line
- Washinomiya StationWashinomiya Stationis a train station in Kuki, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
- Tōbu Isesaki Line
Road
- Kuki Interchange (Tōhoku ExpresswayTohoku ExpresswayThe 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 HighwayNational highways of JapanJapan 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