List of cities in Saitama Prefecture by population explained

The following list sorts all cities (including towns) in the Japanese prefecture of Saitama with a population of more than 10,000 according to the 2020 Census. As of October 1, 2020, 59 places fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual cities, towns and villages within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.

List

The following table lists the 59 cities and towns in Saitama with a population of at least 10,000 on October 1, 2020, according to the 2020 Census. The table also gives an overview of the evolution of the population since the 1995 census.[1]

Rank
(2020)
NameStatus202020152010200520001995
1SaitamaCity1,324,5911,263,9791,222,4341,176,3141,133,3001,078,545
2KawaguchiCity594,461578,112561,506538,434514,545504,618
3KawagoeCity354,680350,745342,670333,795330,766323,353
4TokorozawaCity342,535340,386341,924336,100330,100320,406
5KoshigayaCity341,765337,498326,313315,792308,307298,253
6SōkaCity248,037247,034243,855236,316225,018217,930
7KasukabeCity229,767232,709237,171238,506240,924238,598
8AgeoCity227,020225,196223,926220,232212,947206,090
9KumagayaCity194,439198,742203,180204,675206,446205,605
10NiizaCity166,104162,122158,777153,305149,511144,726
11KukiCity150,599152,311154,310154,684154,292151,756
12SayamaCity148,712152,405155,727158,074161,460162,240
13IrumaCity145,723148,390149,872148,576147,909144,402
14MisatoCity142,177136,521131,415128,278131,047133,600
15FukayaCity141,336143,811144,618146,600146,562143,116
16AsakaCity141,036136,299129,691124,393119,712110,789
17TodaCity140,868136,150123,079116,696108,03997,571
18KōnosuCity116,864118,072119,639119,594120,271116,421
19FujiminoCity113,640110,970105,695101,960100,11896,390
20FujimiCity111,881108,102106,736104,748103,24796,972
21KazoCity111,702112,229115,002115,497117,777115,198
22SakadoCity100,300101,679101,70098,96497,38198,221
23YashioCity93,41286,71782,97775,50774,95475,322
24HigashimatsuyamaCity91,83891,43790,09991,30292,92993,342
25WakōCity83,99780,82680,74576,68870,17062,588
26HannōCity80,39180,71583,54984,86085,88683,278
27GyōdaCity78,67182,11385,78688,81590,53090,427
28HonjōCity78,62377,88181,88981,95782,67081,662
29ShikiCity75,37772,67669,61167,44865,07664,430
30OkegawaCity74,77873,93674,71173,67773,96773,084
31WarabiCity74,32672,26071,50270,01071,06372,021
32YoshikawaCity72,02869,73865,29860,28456,67352,705
33TsurugashimaCity70,19870,25569,99069,78367,63866,208
34KitamotoCity65,22867,40968,88870,12669,52469,929
35HasudaCity61,53062,38063,30963,47464,38663,920
36ChichibuCity59,70663,55566,95570,56373,87575,618
37HidakaCity54,59156,52057,47353,61953,75854,884
38HanyūCity52,87954,87456,20456,69357,49956,035
39ShiraokaCity52,22351,53550,27248,38946,99943,225
40SatteCity50,09552,52454,01254,00656,41358,172
41InaTown44,84844,44242,49436,53532,21629,792
42SugitoTown43,86045,49546,92346,64647,33645,051
43MiyoshiTown38,45238,45638,70637,05035,75235,607
44MoroyamaTown35,37937,27539,05439,12239,71139,808
45MiyashiroTown34,16333,70533,64134,62035,19335,717
46YoriiTown32,38634,08135,77437,06137,72436,880
47KamisatoTown30,34730,56530,99830,85530,12628,514
48OgawaTown28,53631,17832,91335,40137,30137,822
49MatsubushiTown28,27230,06131,15330,85729,02127,775
50NamegawaTown19,68218,21217,32315,43412,83612,484
51KawajimaTown19,39820,78822,14722,90623,32223,134
52YoshimiTown18,19619,63121,07922,21722,24621,371
53RanzanTown17,90418,34118,88719,47919,81619,706
54HatoyamaTown13,58114,33815,30515,98517,00817,973
55KamikawaTown13,38013,73014,47015,06215,19714,414
56OgoseTown11,04211,71612,53713,35613,71813,609
57MisatoTown11,04011,20711,60511,96312,10712,197
58OganoTown10,89012,11713,43614,47915,06115,628
59TokigawaTown10,54711,49212,41813,27113,96614,251

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saitama (Japan): Prefecture, Cities, Towns and Villages - Population Statistics, Charts and Map. www.citypopulation.de. 2019-06-15.