さいたま市

**Saitama**
	city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Instance of	city designated by government ordinance (2003–); prefectural capital of Japan; satellite city (Tokyo); big city; city of Japan; city for international conferences and tourism; educational town; de facto national capital;
Named after	Saitama Prefecture;
Location	Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Located in or next to body of water	Arakawa River; Q28693338; Shiba River; Kamo River;
Capital	Urawa-ku;
Legislative body	Saitama City Council;
Anthem	Yume no Machi (2003–);
Head of government	Hayato Shimizu (2009–);
Legal form	ordinary local public entity;
Inception	1 May 2001;
Population	1,325,843 (2021);
Area	217.43 km² (2021);
Replaces	Ōmiya (2001); Urawa (2001); Yono (2001); Iwatsuki (2005);
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	35° 51′ 41″ N, 139° 38′ 44″ E
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	Q134635; VIAF cluster ID: 130017994, 128305943; GND ID: 10136840-9; Library of Congress authority ID: nr2003021191; NDL Authority ID: 00846617; NL CR AUT ID: ge323738; BabelNet ID: 03533203n; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007489579105171; NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA13995816; OpenStreetMap relation ID: 1767047
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