is a

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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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. , the town had an estimated

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of 44,928 in 18,907 households and a

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of 3000 persons per km². The total area of the town is .

Geography

Located in central-east Saitama Prefecture, Ina is in the flatlands of 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, ...

s.The Ayase River runs along the eastern border, and the Haraichi Numa River runs along the western border. About 60% of the town area is located on the Omiya plateau, and the rest is the alluvial plain. The highest point in the town area is 19 meters above sea level.

Surrounding municipalities

Ageo 260px, Ageo Maruyama Park is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 229,517 in 103,709 households and a population density of 5000 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Ag ...

* Okegawa *

Hasuda is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 61,540 in 27,461 households and a population density of 2300 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Located in east-central Saitama Pr ...

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,Ina population statistics
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History

During the early

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, Ina was home to the short-lived (1590-1619) Komuro Domain founded by

Ina Tadatsugu was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period and Edo period.Edmund Papinot, Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Ina" at ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 15 retrieved 2013-4-1 ...

. It was afterward ruled as ''

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'' territory under the direct control of the

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. The villages of Komuro and Kobari were created in

Kitaadachi District, Saitama is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of September 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 36,979 and a density of 2,498.58 persons per km2. The total area is 14.80 km2. (These numbers are excluding those of ...

with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. They were merged on July 15, 1943 to form the village of Ina. Ina was elevated to town status on November 1, 1970.

Government

Ina has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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town council of 16 members. Ina, together with the city of Ageo, contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of

Saitama 6th 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

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of the

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Economy

The economy of Ina is primarily agricultural.

Education

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*Ina has four public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the town government, and one combined public middle/high schools operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. The town also has one private combined middle/high school and one private high school.

Transportation

Railway

Saitama New Urban Transit -

New Shuttle The is a manually driven rubber-tyred people mover system in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by . The 12.7-kilometre that runs north from Ōmiya Station in Saitama, Saitama, alongside the Tohoku Shinkansen and Joetsu Shinkansen elevated ...

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Highway

Ina is not served by any expressways or public highways

Local attractions

*Saitama Cancer Center *Saitama Prefectural Mental Health Center

References

External links

Official website
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