Urawa-ku

Urawa is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in , . Located in the northeast of the city, Urawa is the governmental center of Saitama and houses most of the city's administrative offices including the city hall, as well as the offices of government.
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  • Type: Suburb with 154,000 residents
  • Description: one of the ten wards of Saitama located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Urawa Ward” and “Urawa-ku, Saitama”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kita-Urawa and Minami-Yono.

Railway station
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Station is a passenger railway station on the Keihin-Tohoku Line in Urawa-ku, Saitama, , Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Railway station
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Station is a passenger railway station on the Saikyō Line located in , , Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company.

Stadium
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The is an athletic in Urawa-ku, , . It accommodates 21,500 spectators. It was formerly known as Saitama . Since May 2012, it has been called .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Minami and Midori-ku.

Suburb
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Minami-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in , , and is located in the southern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 192,143 and a population density of 14,000 persons per km2.

Suburb
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is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in , , and is located in the southeastern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 129,705 and a population density of 4,900 persons per km2. is situated 3½ km east of Urawa-ku.

Suburb
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is one of ten wards of the city of , in , , and is located in the northern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 102,364 and a population density of 12,000 persons per km2.

Urawa-ku

Latitude
35.8617° or 35° 51′ 42″ north
Longitude
139.6455° or 139° 38′ 44″ east
Population
154,000
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XVJ6W+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1447041292
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1849188
Wiki­data ID
Q1154583
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Urawa-ku” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ուրավա-կու”
  • Burmese: “အူရဝါရပ်ကွက်”
  • Catalan: “Urawa”
  • Cebuano: “Urawa-ku”
  • Chinese: “浦和区”
  • Chinese: “浦和區”
  • Czech: “Urawa-ku”
  • Czech: “Urawa”
  • Esperanto: “Uraŭa-ku”
  • French: “Arrondissement de Urawa”
  • French: “Urawa-ku”
  • German: “Stadtbezirke Urawa”
  • German: “Urawa-ku”
  • German: “Urawa”
  • Hungarian: “Urava-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Urawa-ku, Saitama”
  • Irish: “Urawa-ku”
  • Italian: “Urawa-ku”
  • Japanese: “うらわく”
  • Japanese: “さいたま市浦和区”
  • Japanese: “浦和区”
  • Japanese: “浦和市” (historical)
  • Korean: “우라와구”
  • Persian: “اوراوا-کو”
  • Polish: “Urawa-ku”
  • Polish: “Urawa”
  • Russian: “Урава-ку”
  • Slovenian: “Urava”
  • Slovenian: “Urawa”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Urawa”
  • Thai: “เขตอุราวะ”
  • Thai: “เขตอูราวะ”
  • Turkish: “Urava”
  • Turkish: “Urawa”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Урава”
  • Ukrainian: “Урава-ку”
  • Ukrainian: “Урава”
  • Urdu: “وراوا-کو، سائیتاما”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Urawa”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Urawa Ward Office and さいたま市役所 本館.

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