This article is about the city in Japan, for the university see Soka University. For the village in Burkina Faso, see Souka, Burkina Faso

Souka, Burkina Faso

Souka, Burkina Faso is a village in the Zorgho Department of Ganzourgou Province in central Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 964.-External links:*...

is a 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 October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population

Population

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 of 243,111 and the density

Population density

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of 8,866.19 persons per km². The total area is 27.42 km².

The city was founded on November 1, 1958.

Geography

Situated in the southeast corner of Saitama Prefecture, Sõka is surrounded to the east by the cities of Yashio, Misato and Yoshikawa, and to the west by Kawaguchi. To the north is Koshigaya City and to the south Adachi City of Metropolitan Tokyo. It is approximately 30 kilometers away from Tokyo.

Sõka, once a peaceful agricultural area surrounded by water and greenery, lies in the Nakagawa-ayase basin, an area referred to as the Nakagawa-teichi district. This alluvial plain spreads over the central part of the Kanto Plain. As a result of urbanization, the once abundant greenery and clean water was adversely affected. Now, Sõka is promoting a "town of greenery and water based on history and the natural features of the area". Creation of areas of greenery reflecting the changes of the four seasons, and the restoration of waterways and environs is being advanced.
On November 1 1958 Soka was incorporated as a city with a population of 34,878. Following this, rapid population expansion and urbanization took hold due to strong economic growth which was fueled by its proximity to Tokyo.

Population

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------- Purple = Soka/Green = national ------------------------ Red = female / Blue = male -------------

External links

• Sõka official website in Japanese