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| settlement_type = Special city | image_flag = Flag of Kumagaya, Saitama.svg | image_map = Location of Kumagaya city Saitama prefecture Japan.svg | lat_deg = 36 | lat_min = 9| lat_sec = | lon_deg = 139 | lon_min = 23| lon_sec = | region = Kanto | prefecture = Saitama Prefecture | mayor = Kiyoshi Tomioka | area_km2 = 159.88 | population = 203,089 | population_as_of = April 1, 2010 | density_km2 = 1270 | tree = Zelkova serrata(Keyaki) | flower = Sakura(Sakura) | bird = Skylark(Hibari) | city_hall_address = 2-47-1 Miya-machi, Kumagaya-shi | city_hall_postal_code = 360-8601 | website = }} is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 203,089 (9th in Saitama) and a population density of 1,270 persons per km². The total area is 159.88 km². The city is one of the biggest in northern Saitama Prefecture. It is the administrative, business and commercial centre in northern Saitama Prefecture. Eight national highways and three railway lines serve the city. While many people commute towards south Tokyo, its daytime population is larger than the night population thanks to commuters from surrounding towns. ==Historical Outline== The city was named for the 12th-century warrior Kumagai Naozane. The Kanji of "Kuma"(熊) means "Bear", and "Gaya"(谷) means "Valley". During the Edo Period, the city was a post town on the feudal-time national highway Nakasendō and silk market. It was designated as a city on April 1, 1933. Kumagaya bears the dubious distinction of being the very last target of US aerial firebombing in Japan, thus representing the very final episode of World War II, on August 15, 1945, coinciding with Emperor Hirohito's announcement of the country's surrender. On October 1, 2005, Kumagaya absorbed the towns of Ōsato and Menuma (both from Ōsato District) to create the new and expanded city of Kumagaya. On February 13, 2007, Kumagaya absorbed the town of Kōnan (also from Ōsato District) to become the first city ever to have a population of more than 200,000 in Northern Saitama Prefecture. With these mergers, the city has fulfilled the requirements to become a special city, and the city has become a special city. On August 16, 2007, the city recorded air temperature of 40.9˚C, breaking the 74-year-old record for the highest temperature recorded in Japan (the city of Tajimi in Gifu Prefecture also had the same record). The rest is described below. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kumagaya, Saitama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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