Konosu
Kōnosu-shi 鴻 巣 市 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
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Region : | Kanto | |
Prefecture : | Saitama | |
Coordinates : | 36 ° 4 ' N , 139 ° 31' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 67.49 km² | |
Residents : | 117,373 (October 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 1739 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 11217-8 | |
Symbols | ||
Flag / coat of arms: | ||
Tree : | Japanese zelkove | |
Flower : | Pansy | |
Color : | Ultramarine blue | |
town hall | ||
Address : |
Kōnosu City Hall 1 - 1 , Chūō Kōnosu -shi Saitama 365-8601 |
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Website URL: | http://www.city.kounosu.saitama.jp | |
Location Konosus in Saitama Prefecture | ||
Kōnosu ( Japanese 鴻 巣 市 , - shi ) is a city in the center of the Japanese prefecture of Saitama .
geography
Kōnosu is north of Saitama and Kitamoto and south of Kumagaya .
The Arakawa flows through the city from north to south. Kōnosu lies on the Ōmiya plateau .
history
Kōnosu was a post office ( 宿 場 町 Shukuba-machi ) of the Nakasendō during the Edo period .
Kōnosu received on September 30, 1954 with the incorporation of the village Jōkō ( 常 光 村 , -mura ) in the district of Kitaadachi the town charter .
Attractions
- Cherry blossom festival
- Hina-ningyō Museum.
traffic
- Street:
- National Road 17 , to Tokyo or Niigata
- Nakasendo
- Train:
- JR Takasaki Line , Kōnosu Station , Kita-Kōnosu and Fukiage to Ueno or Takasaki
sons and daughters of the town
- Shōta Kikuchi (* 1993), football player
- Kazue Kineri (* 1973), skeleton pilot
- Naomichi Marufuji (born 1979), wrestler
Neighboring cities and communities
Town twinning
- Kaneyama , Japan, since 2006
Web links
Commons : Kōnosu, Saitama - collection of images, videos and audio files