Kuki, Saitama

Kuki 久喜市
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Location of Kuki in Saitama
Kuki
Coordinates: 36°4′N 139°40′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama
Government
• Mayor	Kenji Tanaka (since September 1997)
Area
• Total	82.40 km2 (31.81 sq mi)
Population (May 1, 2011)
• Total	156,613
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Postal code(s)	346-0016
City symbols
- Tree	Ginkgo
- Flower	Pyrus pyrifolia
Phone number	81-(0)480-22-1111
Address	Shimo Hayami 85-3, Kuki-city, Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県久喜市下早見85の３) 346-8501
Website	City of Kuki

Kuki (久喜市, Kuki-shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan.

As of May 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 156,613, with a household number of 61,071, and the density of 1,900.64 persons per km². The total area is 82.40 km².

The city was founded on October 1, 1971.

On March 23, 2010, Kuki City absorbed the town of Shōbu, from Minami Saitama District and the towns of Kurihashi and Washimiya, both from Kitakatsushika District, to form the current Kuki City.

Transportation

Rail

• Kuki Station
  • JR East: Utsunomiya Line, Tōhoku Main Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
  • Tōbu Isesaki Line
• Higashi-Washinomiya Station
  • JR East: Utsunomiya Line, Tōhoku Main Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
• Kurihashi Station
  • JR East: Utsunomiya Line, Tōhoku Main Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
  • Tōbu Nikkō Line
• Minami-Kurihashi Station
  • Tōbu Nikkō Line
• Washinomiya Station
  • Tōbu Isesaki Line

Road

• Kuki Interchange (Tōhoku Expressway)
• National Highway: Route 4, Route 122, Route 125

External links

Media related to Kuki, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons

• Kuki official website (Japanese)
• Kuki Shimin website (Japanese)