Kitamoto, Saitama
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Saitama Prefecture
, Japan
.
As of June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population
of 70,237 with 27,714 household
s and a population density
of 3,527.42 persons per km². The total area is 19.84 km².
The city was founded on November 3, 1971.
Cities of Japan
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located in Saitama Prefecture
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 June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 70,237 with 27,714 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"....
s and a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 3,527.42 persons per km². The total area is 19.84 km².
The city was founded on November 3, 1971.
Transportation
- Kitamoto StationKitamoto Stationis a railway station of Takasaki Line, East Japan Railway Company in Kitamoto, in the city of Kitamoto, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:The station has a side platform and an island platform.Tracks- Adjacent stations :-External links:*...
on the Takasaki LineTakasaki LineThe is a Japanese railway line which runs between Ōmiya Station in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture and Takasaki Station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company ....
(East Japan Railway CompanyEast 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....
) - National Highway Route 17Route 17 (Japan)National Route 17 is a highway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It originates at Nihonbashi in Chūō, Tokyo and terminates in the city of Niigata , where it meets Routes 7, 8, 49, 113 and 116)....