Saitama Prefecture

Saitama Prefecture
埼玉県
Japanese transcription(s)
 • Japanese埼玉県
 • RōmajiSaitama-ken
Flag of Saitama Prefecture
Official logo of Saitama Prefecture
Anthem: Saitama kenka
Map
Location of Saitama Prefecture
Coordinates: 35°57′N 139°33′E / 35.950°N 139.550°E / 35.950; 139.550
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
IslandHonshu
CapitalSaitama
SubdivisionsDistricts: 8, Municipalities: 63
Government
 • GovernorMotohiro Ōno
Area
 • Total3,797.75 km2 (1,466.32 sq mi)
 • Rank39th
Population
 (January 1, 2020)
 • Total7,338,536
 • Rank5th
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalJP¥ 23,643 billion
US$ 216.9 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 codeJP-11
Websitewww.pref.saitama.lg.jp
Symbols of Japan
BirdEurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
FlowerPrimrose (Primula sieboldii)
TreeKeyaki (Zelkova serrata)

Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県, Saitama-ken) is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.[2] Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (January 1, 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the west, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southwest, Tokyo to the south, Chiba Prefecture to the southeast, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the northeast.

Saitama is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kawaguchi, Kawagoe, and Tokorozawa.[3]

  1. ^ "2020年度国民経済計算(2015年基準・2008SNA) : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府". 内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Saitama prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 808, p. 808, at Google Books; "Kantō" in p. 479, p. 479, at Google Books.
  3. ^ "Profile of Saitama City". City.saitama.jp. Archived from the original on March 19, 2008.