is a
city
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located in
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...
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Japan
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. , the city had an estimated
population
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of 61,540 in 27,461 households and a
population density
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of 2300 persons per km².
The total area of the city is .
Geography
Located in east-central Saitama Prefecture, Hasuda is directly north of the prefectural capital of Saitama City. It consists of the Hasuda Plateau in the center of the city, which is part of the Omiya Plateau , the Shiraoka (Kurohama) Plateau in the east, with Motoara River in between, and the lowlands around the Ayase River that runs west and south.
Surrounding municipalities
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...
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Shiraoka
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 52,431 in 21,997 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Shiraoka is located slightly sout ...
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Climate
Hasuda has a
Humid subtropical climate
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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hasuda is 14.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1363 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.8 °C.
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Hasuda peaked around the year 2000 and has declined slightly in the decades since.
History
The area of modern Hasuda has been settled since the prehistoric period, and there are numerous archaeological sites, including
shell middens and
burial mounds within the city limits. In addition, traces of samurai residences and castles from the
Sengoku period
The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615.
The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...
remain. Much of what is now Hasuda was part of
Iwatsuki Domain under the
Edo period
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Tokugawa shogunate
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. After the
Meiji restoration
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, the village of Ayase was created within Minamisaitama District with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on October 1, 1934 and renamed Hasuda. Hasuda annexed the neighboring villages of Kurohama and Hirano on May 3, 1954 and was elevated to city status on October 1, 1972.
On March 31, 2010, Hasuda was to be merged with the neighboring town of
Shiraoka
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 52,431 in 21,997 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Shiraoka is located slightly sout ...
(from
Minamisaitama District).
However, the merger was canceled shortly after Shiraoka managed to grow its population to 50,000 people, qualifying it as a city.
Government
Hasuda has a
mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a
unicameral
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Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multic ...
city council of 20 members. Hasuda contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of
Saitama 13th district
, the House of Representatives of Japan is elected from a combination of multi-member districts and single-member districts, a method called Parallel voting. Currently, 176 members are elected from 11 multi-member districts (called proportional r ...
of the
lower house
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of the
Diet of Japan
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Economy
Due to this location, Hasuda is primarily a
bedroom community with over half of its population commuting to neighboring Saitama City or to the Tokyo metropolis for work. However, much of the city remains agricultural.
Education
Hasuda has eight public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates two special education schools for the handicapped.
;Kindergarten:
* Oyama kindergarten
* Kurohama kindergarten
* Shirayuri kindergarten
* Shinjuku kindergarten
* Hasuda Kindergarten
; Nursery
* Nakamura home nursery room
* Hasuda Municipal Kaizuka nursery
* Hasuda Municipal Kurohama Nursery
* Hasuda Municipal Chuo nursery
* Hasuda Municipal Hasuda South nursery
* Hasuda Municipal East nursery
* Hasuda Municipal Uruido nursery
; Elementary school
* Hasuda Municipal Kurohama Kita Elementary school
* Hasuda Municipal Kurohama Elementary School
* Hasuda Municipal Kurohama Nishi Elementary School
* Hasuda Municipal Kurohama Minami Elementary School
* Hasuda Municipal Hasuda North Elementary School
* Hasuda Municipal Hasuda Central Primary School
* Hasuda Municipal Hasuda Minami Elementary School
* Hasuda Municipal Plain Elementary School
; Middle Schools
* Hasuda Municipal Kurohama Middle School
* Hasuda Municipal Kurohama Nishi Middle School
* Hasuda Municipal Hasuda Middle School
* Hasuda Municipal Hasuda south Middle School
* Hasuda Municipal Hirano Middle School
; High Schools
* Saitama Hasuda Shoin High School
; Vocational school
* National Hospital Organization Higashisaitamabyoin University School of Nursing
; Special Education School
* Saitama Prefectural Hasuda Special Education School
Transportation
Railway
JR East
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Utsunomiya Line
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Highway
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Local attractions
*Kurohama Shell Midden, a
Jōmon period
The is the time in Japanese history, traditionally dated between 6,000–300 BCE, during which Japan was inhabited by a diverse hunter-gatherer and early agriculturalist population united through a common Jōmon culture, which reached a c ...
National Historic Monument
References
External links
Official Website
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Cities in Saitama Prefecture
Hasuda, Saitama