is a
district
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located in
Saitama Prefecture,
Japan.
, the district has an estimated
population
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of 33,405 and a
density
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of 2,090 persons per km
2. The total area is 15.95 km
2.
Towns and villages
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Miyashiro
is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 33,823 in 15,234 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km². The total area of the town is .
Geography
Miyashiro is located in centra ...
District timeline
*1871 (first wave of prefectural mergers): The part of
Saitama District that would later become Minami-Saitama becomes completely part of
Saitama Prefecture which is named after the district.
*1879 (reactivation and reorganization of
ancient provincial districts as modern prefectural subdivision): Saitama District is split into
North- (Kita-) and South (Minami-) Saitama, the district government of South Saitama is set up in
Iwatsuki
![Saitama MinamiSaitama-gun 1889](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Saitama_MinamiSaitama-gun_1889.png)
*1889 (Great Meiji mergers & introduction of
modern municipalities): Minami-Saitama is subdivided into 6
towns
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Origin and use
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and 44
villages
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*1923: The Minami-Saitama district assembly is abolished.
*1926: The Minami-Saitama district government is abolished, and it becomes a purely geographical unit.
*November 3, 1954
*:The town of Iwatsuki gained city status.
*:The town of Koshigaya was created by merging with 2 towns and 8 villages.
*January 1, 1955 - The town of Washinomiya merged with the village of Sakurada from
Kitakatsushika District to form the town of
Washinomiya in
Kitakatsushika District.
*July 20, 1955 - The villages of Momoki and Suka merged to form the town of
Miyashiro
is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 33,823 in 15,234 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km². The total area of the town is .
Geography
Miyashiro is located in centra ...
.
*August 1, 1955 - The village of Kawayanagi merged into the town of Soka in
Kitaadachi District (now the city of
Soka).
*November 3, 1955 - Parts of the town of Soka in
Kitaadachi District merged into the town of Koshigaya.
*January 1, 1956 - Parts of the city of
Iwatsuki merged into the town of Hasuda.
*September 28, 1956
*:Parts of the village of Hachijo merged with the villages of Yawata and Shiodomari to form the village of Yashio.
*:The remaining parts of Hachijo merged into the town of Soka in
Kitaadachi District.
*November 3, 1958 - The town of Koshigaya gained city status.
*October 1, 1964 - The village of Yashio gained town status.
*October 1, 1971 - The town of Kuki gained city status.
*January 15, 1972 - The town of Yashio gained city status.
*October 1, 1972 - The town of Hasuda gained city status.
*March 23, 2010 - The town of
Shōbu, along with the towns of
Kurihashi and
Washimiya, both from
Kitakatsushika District, merged with the city of
Kuki to form the new city of
Kuki.
*October 1, 2012 - The town of
Shiraoka gained city status. This leaves Minami Saitama District with one municipality.
白岡町:来年10月1日、白岡市発足へ 町議会が可決
by Mainichi Shimbun, December 9, 2011
References
Districts in Saitama Prefecture
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