It reads くまがやし — Kumagaya Shi.
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Kumagaya is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 195,277 in 87,827 households and a population density of 1200 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 159.82 square kilometres (61.71 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Kumagaya.
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熊谷市 is read くまがやし (Kumagaya Shi). It is a city in Saitama Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Kumagaya has a population of 203,089 across 160 km², making it the 110th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 9th largest of the 62 in Saitama.
The closest municipalities to Kumagaya are Gyoda Shi (6 km), Chiyoda Machi (9 km), Oizumi Machi (10 km).