- Population
- 1,325,843
- 1.3M
- Elevation
- 21 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 10
- listed under Saitama-shi
- Airports
- HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport37 km
- NRT Narita International Airport68 km
About Saitama-shi
Saitama-shi is a district. Location: Saitama, Japan. Population: 1,325,843.
Saitama (さいたま市, Saitama-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [sä́ì.tä̀.mä̀, sä̀í.tä́.mä́(.ɕì)]) is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 1,324,854, and a population density of 6,093 people per km2 (15,781 people per sq mi). Its total area is 217.43 square kilometres (83.95 sq mi).
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places bordering Saitama-shi
- Ageo-shi
- Kawaguchi
- Asaka
- Kawagoe
- Shiki
- Shimotoda
- Hasuda
- Fujimi-shi
- Warabi
- Kasukabe
- Koshigaya
- Shiraoka-shi
Twin towns and sister cities of Saitama-shi
- Toluca· Mexico
- City of Pittsburgh· United States
- Minamiaizu Machi· Japan
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Saitama-shi over time
| 2005 | 1,176,314 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,222,434 | |
| 2015 | 1,263,979 | |
| 2021 | 1,325,843 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Saitama-shi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 16° · Night 7° · Rain 73 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 60 km southwest18°
- Odawara · 80 km southwest19°
- Kofu · 100 km west17°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- September (199 mm)
- Driest month
- January (36 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 10° | 13° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 26° | 21° | 16° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | 0° | 3° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 36 | 52 | 84 | 105 | 126 | 175 | 159 | 169 | 199 | 160 | 73 | 38 |
How to get to Saitama-shi
The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 37 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Shimotoda, 6 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 37 kmsouth
- Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 68 kmeast
- Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 78 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Shimotoda Population: 140.9K 6 kmsoutheast
- Asaka Population: 141.1K 7 kmsouthwest
- Kawaguchi Population: 607.4K 9 kmsoutheast
- Niiza Population: 166K 9 kmsouthwest
- Fujimino Population: 113.6K 12 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Saitama-shi
10 places- 1 Minami 192.1K
- 2 Urawa-ku 165K
- 3 Minuma-ku 164.8K
- 4 Kita-ku 147.1K
- 5 Midori-ku 127.4K
- 6 Omiya-Ku 118K
- 7 Iwatsuki-ku 111.5K
- 8 Chūō-ku 102.2K
- 9 Sakura-ku 98.2K
- 10 Nishi 93.9K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nature and heritage in Saitama-shi
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Shingashi River River, Saitama6 km SW
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Tokyo National Museum Museum, Taito20 km SE -
Tokyo Sky Tree Landmark, Sumida22 km SE -
Tokyo Dome Landmark, Bunkyō-ku20 km SE -
National Museum of Western Art Museum, Taito20 km SE -
Tokyo Tower Landmark, Minato-ku24 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources