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As of January 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 517,171 and the density of 9,276.61 persons per km2. The total area is 55.75 km2. Kawaguchi is partially served by Warabi Station in neighbouring Warabi on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line. It is due to absorb Hatogaya city in October 2011. Recently Kawaguchi has grown and now includes some major shopping malls (Ario, Lala Garden and Aeon Mall Carat), a huge library and a movie theater. The area of Nishi Kawaguchi (West Kawaguchi), particularly the area west of Nishi-Kawaguchi Station (also on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line), was, and still is to an extent, infamous as a red light district. A little league baseball team from this city played in the 2006 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and was defeated 2-1 in the final by Columbus, Georgia. |
