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1154:Sakura
1139:Minuma
1134:Minami
1129:Midori
784:Kodama
651:Kodama
587:78,569
576:81,889
565:82,670
554:78,551
546:+10.6%
543:72,089
535:+11.3%
532:65,187
521:58,569
513:+23.9%
510:61,703
499:49,783
491:+12.6%
488:48,841
477:43,369
407:Minano
387:Fukaya
255:- Tree
225:77,900
181:Region
124:
1584:Yorii
1509:Ogose
1472:Ogawa
1440:Ogano
1369:Shiki
1359:Satte
1344:Niiza
1314:Iruma
1309:Honjō
1289:Hanyū
1284:Hannō
1279:Gyōda
1254:Asaka
1159:Urawa
1149:Ōmiya
1144:Nishi
1106:Wards
948:(PDF)
921:]
763:Honjō
590:−4.1%
584:2020
579:−0.9%
573:2010
568:+5.2%
562:2000
557:+9.0%
551:1990
540:1980
529:1970
524:−5.1%
518:1960
507:1950
502:+1.9%
496:1940
485:1930
474:1920
346:Japan
336:is a
317:Honjō
244:UTC+9
186:Kantō
174:Japan
118:Honjō
23:Honjō
1389:Wakō
1379:Toda
1334:Kuki
1319:Kazo
1249:Ageo
1233:Sōka
1124:Kita
1114:Chūō
629:, a
463:Pop.
459:Year
338:city
204:Area
78:Seal
68:Flag
40:City
1521:Ina
986:" (
440:Cfa
323:本庄市
29:本庄市
1612::
919:ja
776:–
755:–
681:.
468:±%
344:,
326:,
1089:)
1085:(
1060:e
1053:t
1046:v
999:"
982:"
734:–
333:)
320:(
250:)
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