Maekawa

Maekawa is a locality in , . Maekawa is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include 観福寺 and Maekawa Shrine.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Tak1701d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Buddhist temple.

Shinto shrine
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
is a Shinto shrine.

Museum
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Midori-ku and Minami.

Suburb
Photo: Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 4½ km northwest of Maekawa.

Suburb
Photo: ainosuke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. is situated 6 km west of Maekawa.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of prefecture in the region of . It came into existence after the merging of 4 former cities, including Urawa, the former capital, in 2001.

Maekawa

Latitude
35.83752° or 35° 50′ 15″ north
Longitude
139.71152° or 139° 42′ 42″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XRPQ6+2J
Geo­Names ID
11034584
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Maekawa” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “まえかわ”
  • Japanese: “マエカワ”
  • Japanese: “前川”

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