Kumagaya

Kumagaya
熊谷市
Kumagaya City office
Location of Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture
Kumagaya
Coordinates: 36°8′50.6″N 139°23′19.1″E / 36.147389°N 139.388639°E / 36.147389; 139.388639
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureSaitama
First official recordedlate 6th century AD (official)
Town settledApril 1, 1889
City settledApril 1, 1933
Government
  MayorTetsuya Kobayashi (from November 2021) (Ind.)
Area
  Total
159.82 km2 (61.71 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2021)
  Total
195,277
  Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number048-524-111
Address2-47-1 Miyamachi, Kumagaya-shi 360-8601
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdEurasian skylark
FishPungitius
FlowerSakura
TreeZelkova serrata

Kumagaya (熊谷市, Kumagaya-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 195,277 in 87,827 households and a population density of 1200 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 159.82 square kilometres (61.71 sq mi).