Okegawa, Saitama

Okegawa 桶川市
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Location of Okegawa in Saitama
Okegawa
Coordinates: 36°0′N 139°33′E / 36°N 139.55°E / 36; 139.55Coordinates: 36°0′N 139°33′E / 36°N 139.55°E / 36; 139.55
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama
Area
– Total	25.26 km2 (9.8 sq mi)
Population (2003)
– Total	73,881
– Density	2,924/km2 (7,573.1/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	City of Okegawa

Okegawa (桶川市, Okegawa-shi^?) is a city located in Saitama, Japan. It was founded on November 3, 1970, and as of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 73,881 and the density of 2,924.82 persons per km². The total area is 25.26 km².

Trivia

On July 16, 2006, the world's first manned plane powered by conventional dry cell batteries undertook a demonstration flight in the city.

Transportation

For more details on this topic, see Transportation in Greater Tokyo.

• Okegawa Station on the Takasaki Line (East Japan Railway Company)
• National Highway Route 17

References

External links

Media related to Okegawa, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons

• Okegawa official website (Japanese)