is a
district
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located in
Saitama,
Japan
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.
As of October 1, 2004, the district has an estimated
population
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of 79,096. The total area is 163.10 km
2.
There are three towns located side by side with the city of
Honjō.
*
Kamikawa
*
Kamisato
*
Misato
Municipal Timeline
*On January 1, 2006 the village of
Kamiizumi merged with the old town of
Kamikawa to form the new town of
Kamikawa
*On January 10, 2006 the town of
Kodama merged with the old city of
Honjō to form the new city of
Honjō.
Districts in Saitama Prefecture
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