was a city

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.

As of April 1, 2011, the city had an estimated population

Population

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 of 61,781, with 26,902 households, and a population density

Population density

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 of 9,932.64 per km². The total area was 6.22 km², the second smallest among all cities in Japan.

The city was founded on March 1, 1967.

Hatogaya was merged into the city of Kawaguchi

Kawaguchi, Saitama

is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1933.As of January 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 517,171, the second largest in Saitama Prefecture after Saitama, and a population density of 9,276.61 persons per km². The total area is 55.75 km²...

on October 11, 2011.

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