was a

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located in Minamisaitama District,

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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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 21,837 and a

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of 797.84 persons per km². The total area was 27.67 km². Shobu is well known among other parts of Saitama for housing the large shopping complex Mallage, which is a source of shopping and enjoyment for many of Shobus' citizens, and has put Shobu on the map. There is a large road, Ken-O expressway which is being built through Shobu at this present time. The famous conservationist, Honda Seiroku, who designed many of Japan's city and National parks was born in Shobu. On March 23, 2010, Shōbu, along with the towns of Kurihashi and Washimiya (both from Kitakatsushika District), was merged into the expanded city of Kuki. At Shōbu, there was

Shobu-Kuki transmitter The is located in Kuki, Saitama. It is the largest centre for medium wave and short wave broadcasting in Japan. It is fed over a 60,000 volt power line and there are two large medium wave broadcasting antennas, one of them 240 metres tall. The cen ...

, one of the largest stations for AM and shortwave broadcasting in Japan.

References

Dissolved municipalities of Saitama Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2010 2010 disestablishments in Japan {{Saitama-geo-stub