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s of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the far western part of the city. , the ward had an estimated

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of 93,527 and a

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of 3200 persons per km². Its total area was .

Geography

Nishi-ward is located in the extreme western side of the city of Saitama.

Neighboring Municipalities

Saitama Prefecture: *

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* Kawagoe * Fujimi * Kita-ku * Ōmiya-ku * Sakura-ku

History

The villages of Sashiougi, Mamiya, Uemizu, Nisshin and Mihashi were created within Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Nisshin and Mihashi were merged with Ōmiya Town in 1940, becoming part of the city of Ōmiya. In 1955, Ōmiya annexed Sashiougi, Mamiya, and Uemizu. On May 1, 2001, Ōmiya merged with Urawa and Yono cities to form the new city of Saitama. When Saitama was proclaimed a

designated city A , also known as a or , is a Japanese city that has a population greater than 500,000 and has been designated as such by order of the Cabinet of Japan under Article 252, Section 19, of the Local Autonomy Law. Designated cities are delegat ...

in 2003, the far western portion of former Ōmiya city became Nishi Ward.

Education

Nishi-ku has eight elementary schools, six junior high schools, four high schools and one special education school. Public junior high schools: * Mamiya ( 馬宮中学校) * Miyamae ( 宮前中学校) * Omiya Nishi ( 大宮西中学校) * Sashiogi ( 指扇中学校) * Tsuchiya ( 土屋中学校) * Uemizu ( 植水中学校) Municipal elementary schools: * Mamiya Higashi ( 馬宮東小学校) * Mamiyanishi ( 馬宮西小学校) * Miyamae ( 宮前小学校) * Omiya Nishi ( 大宮西小学校) * Sakae ( 栄小学校) * Sashiogi ( 指扇小学校) * Sashiogi Kita ( 指扇北小学校) * Uemizu ( 植水小学校)

Transportation

Railway

JR East –

Kawagoe Line The Kawagoe Line ( ja, 川越線, ) is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawagoe, and Hidaka in Saitama Prefecture. The main transfer stations on the line are ...

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Highway

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References

External links

* {{Saitama Wards of Saitama (city)