is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
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 ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated
population
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of 145,235 and a
population density
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of 515.31 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 281.84 km
2.
Towns
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Hatoyama
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Kawajima
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Namegawa
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Ogawa
Ogawa (written: lit. "small river" or in hiragana) is the 30th most common Japanese surname. Less common variants are (also "small river") or ("tail river"). Notable people with the surname include:
*, American poet
*, Japanese footballer
* ...
*
Ranzan
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Tokigawa
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Yoshimi
Yoshimi is a unisex Japanese given name and can also be used as a surname.
Possible writings
*佳美, meaning "excellent, beautiful"
*良美, meaning "good, beautiful"
*好美, meaning "like, beautiful"
*芳美, meaning "fragrant, beautiful"
P ...
History
At the end of the
Heian Period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japanese. ...
, the
Hiki clan
The Hiki clan (比企氏, ''Hiki-shi'') was a Japanese samurai family descending from the Fujiwara clan. As close Retainer (medieval), retainers of shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo, they served the Kamakura shogunate during the early Kamakura period, w ...
ruled the area now within Hiki District.
On February 1, 2006, the former village of
Tokigawa absorbed the village of
Tamagawa to form the new town of
Tokigawa.
Districts in Saitama Prefecture
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