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Nishi

Nishi-ku is one of ten wards of Saitama, in , , and is located in the far western part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 93,527 and a population density of 3200 persons per km².
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  • Type: Suburb with 87,100 residents
  • Description: one of the ten wards of the City of Saitama
  • Also known as: “Nishi Ward”, “Nishi-ku”, and “Nishi-ku, Saitama”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nishi-Ōmiya Station and Miyahara Station.

Railway station
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is a passenger railway station on the Kawagoe Line located in Nishi-ku, Saitama, , Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Railway station
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is a passenger railway station located in , the city of Saitama, , , operated by the East Japan Railway Company.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ageo and Kita-ku.

Photo: ミラー・ハイト, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city located in , . As of February 1, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 230,041 in 107,555 households and a population density of 5100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 45.51 square kilometres.

Suburb
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is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in , , and is located in the northwestern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 148,935 and a population density of 8800 persons per km². is situated 4 km east of Nishi.

Suburb
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Ōmiya is one of ten wards of the city of , in , , and is located in the northeastern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 119,298 and a population density of 9,300 persons per km2. is situated 5 km southeast of Nishi.

Nishi

Latitude
35.9254° or 35° 55′ 31″ north
Longitude
139.5785° or 139° 34′ 43″ east
Population
87,100
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XWHGH+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1446991010
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7464061
Wiki­data ID
Q1075040
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Nishi” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Nishi-ku”
  • Chinese: “西区”
  • Chinese: “西區”
  • Dutch: “Nishi-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Niŝi-ku”
  • French: “Nishi-ku (Saitama)”
  • French: “Nishi-ku”
  • German: “Nishi-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Nisi-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Nishi-ku, Saitama”
  • Irish: “Nishi-ku”
  • Italian: “Nishi-ku (Saitama)”
  • Italian: “Nishi-ku”
  • Japanese: “Nishi-ku”
  • Japanese: “さいたま市西区”
  • Japanese: “にしく”
  • Japanese: “ニシク”
  • Japanese: “西区 (さいたま市)”
  • Japanese: “西区”
  • Korean: “니시구”
  • Persian: “نیشی-کو، سایتاما”
  • Persian: “نیشی-کو”
  • Polish: “Nishi-ku”
  • Polish: “Nishi”
  • Spanish: “Nishi”
  • Thai: “เขตนิชิ”
  • Turkish: “Nishi, Saitama”
  • Ukrainian: “Нісі”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Нісі”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Ніші”
  • Urdu: “نیشی وارڈ، سائیتاما”
  • Urdu: “نیشی وارڈ”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 八雲神社 and Saitama Sakae Junior High School.

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