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s of the city of Saitama, in

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, and is located in the northern part of the city. , the ward had an estimated

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of 102,364 and a

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of 12,000 persons per km². Its total area is . Despite its name, it is not the administrative or the commercial centre of the city, roles which are designated to Urawa-ku and Ōmiya-ku respectively.

Geography

Shape and Location

Chūō-ku is located to the west of the center of

Saitama City is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance. Being in the Greater Tokyo Area and lyin ...

, the capital of Saitama Prefecture. Chūō-ku is wedge-shaped with a southern tip. Measuring approximately 5.5 km in the north–south direction and approximately 3.5 km in the east–west direction, it has an area of 8.39 km². Located on the

Kantō Plain The is the largest plain in Japan, and is located in the Kantō region of central Honshū. The total area of 17,000 km2 covers more than half of the region extending over Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, ...

, Chūō-ku has a low elevation. Its lowest point, located at Ōto-nichōme, has an elevation of 4.7 m above

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and its highest point, located at Suzuya-yonchōme, has an elevation of 16.6 m above sea level., 土地及び気象 The majority of rivers run north–south down the ward, consequently travelling east–west across the ward requires travelling across alternating regions of plateaus and depressions. The easternmost of these plateaus is the Ōmiya-daichi, to the west of which lies the Kōnuma River which is at the centre of a 500-meter long depression. The Ōmiya-daichi continues to the west of this depression until it meets another depression due to the

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at the westernmost point of the ward.

Land Use

482.9

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of the ward's 839 hectares is used as a

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and consequently the entire ward was designated a "densely inhabited district" (DID) in 2005. Despite the apparent lack of farming areas, some can be seen on either side of the Kōnuma River where, on the eastern bank, the ward office, fire station and library are also located. The northern tip of the ward is part of the

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where the broad-based local government of the Kantō district and the

Saitama Super Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It opened preliminarily on May 5, 2000, and then was officially opened on September 1 of the same year. Its maximum spectator capacity is 36,500, making i ...

are located.

Neighboring Municipalities

Saitama Prefecture * Sakura-ku * Minami-ku * Urawa-ku * Ōmiya-ku

Climate

The average temperature between 2007 and 2011 was 15.4 °C with an average of 53 days of sun. In terms of precipitation, Chūō-ku saw an average of 1359 mm per year of precipitation between 2007 and 2011 with an average of 108 days of rain and 10 days of snow.

History

The town of Yono was created within

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with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Plans to dissolve the town and merge with Urawa and Ōmiya were rejected by a referendum in 1955, and Yono was raised to city status on July 15, 1958. On May 1, 2001, Yono merged with Urawa and Ōmiya to form the new city of Saitama. When Saitama was proclaimed a

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in 2003, the area of corresponding to former Yono city, with some minor border adjustments from former Ōmiya and Urawa cities became Chūō Ward.

Education

* Chūō-ku has eight elementary schools, four public and one private junior high schools, and three public high schools. Municipal junior high schools: * Hachioji ( 八王子中学校) * Yono Higashi ( 与野東中学校) * Yono Minami ( 与野南中学校) * Yono Nishi ( 与野西中学校) Municipal elementary schools: * Kami Ochiai ( 上落合小学校) * Oto ( 大戸小学校) * Shimo Ochiai ( 下落合小学校) * Suzuya ( 鈴谷小学校) * Yono Hachiman ( 与野八幡小学校) * Yono Honmachi ( 与野本町小学校) * Yono Minami ( 与野南小学校) * Yono Seihoku ( 与野西北小学校)

Transportation

Railway

–

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* - - Yono Station and

Saitama-Shintoshin Station is a passenger railway station located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Saitama-Shintoshin Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Takasaki Line, and Tohoku Mai ...

on the Keihin-Tōhoku Line (the latter also on the

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and Tōhoku Main Lines) straddle the border between Chūō-ku and other Saitama wards, but are officially located in Urawa-ku and Ōmiya-ku respectively.

Buses

*Kokusaikōgyō Bus operates in large sections of the ward. *Seibu Bus operates mainly to the south of the ward.

Highway

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Ōmiya Route * *

Local attractions

*Yono Park *

References

External links

Internet archive of Yono's website
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