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Iruma District, Saitama
is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In the 2005 census reports, the district has an estimated population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using ... of 89,552. The total area is 89.77 km2. The district consists of three towns: * Miyoshi * Moroyama * Ogose District timeline *April 9, 1972: The town of Fukuoka gains city status and is renamed Kamifukuoka. *April 10, 1972: The town of Fujimi gains city status. *September 1, 1976: The town of Sakado gains city status. *September 1, 1991: The town of Tsurugashima gains city status. *October 1, 1991: The town of Hidaka gains city status. *January 1, 2005: The village of Naguri merges with the city of Hannō. *October 1, 2005: The town of Ōi merges with the city of Kamifukuoka to create the new city of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities ( towns or villages) within a prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a county of the United States, ranking below prefecture and above town or village, on the same level as a city. District governments were entirely abolished by 1926. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 and Gunma Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the west, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southwest, Tokyo to the south, Chiba Prefecture to the southeast, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the northeast. Saitama is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kawaguchi, Kawagoe, and Tokorozawa. Saitama Prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world, and many of its cities are described as bedroom communities and suburbs of Tokyo with many residents commuting into the city each day. History According to ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' ('' Kujiki''), Chichibu was one of 137 provinces during the reign of Emperor Sujin. Chichibu Province was in western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 123.2 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of soc ... which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyoshi, Saitama
is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 38,101 in 16,692 households and a population density of 2500 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Miyoshi is located in south-central Saitama Prefecture. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Fujimi * Tokorozawa * Kawagoe * Shiki * Niiza * Fujimino Climate Miyoshi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Miyoshi is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.3 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Miyoshi saw strong growth starting around 1960 which leveled off around 1990. History The place name of "Miyoshin-no-sato" appears in the Heian perio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moroyama, Saitama
is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 33,178 in 15,888 households and a population density of 970 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Located in central Saitama Prefecture, Moroyama is approximately 50 kilometers from downtown Tokyo. The town straddles the Hachioji Tectonic Line where the Chichibu Mountains and the Kanto Plain meet, with gentle mountains in the west with an elevation of about 300–400 meters above sea level. From the central part to the eastern part, the town consists of flat land with an elevation of about 60 meters above sea level. Approximately 40 percent of the town area is forest and mountains, with a portion within the borders of the Kuroyama Prefectural Nature Park. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture *Sakado, Saitama, Sakado *Hidaka, Saitama, Hidaka *Hannō, Saitama, Hannō *Ogose, Saitama, Ogose *Hatoyama, Saitama, Hatoyama Climate Moroyama has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogose, Saitama
is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 11,352 in 5038 households and a population density of 280 persons per km². The total area of the town is . The town is famous for its Prunus mume orchards. Geography Ogose is located in central Saitama Prefecture, approximately 50 kilometers from downtown Tokyo. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Hannō * Moroyama * Tokigawa * Hatoyama Climate Ogose has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ogose is 13.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.3 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Ogose peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since. History Ogose town was create ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōi, Saitama
was a town located in Iruma 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 Prefectur ..., Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 47,276 and a population density of 6,014.76 persons per km². The total area was 7.86 km². On October 1, 2005, Ōi, along with the city of Kamifukuoka, was merged to create the city of Fujimino. Dissolved municipalities of Saitama Prefecture Fujimino, Saitama {{Saitama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamifukuoka, Saitama
was a city 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 Prefectur ..., Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 54,486 and a population density of approximately 8,000 persons per km². The total area was 6.81 km². History The city was founded on April 10, 1972. On October 1, 2005, Kamifukuoka, along with the town of Ōi (from Iruma District), was merged to create the city of Fujimino. See also * Kami-Fukuoka Station External links * Dissolved municipalities of Saitama Prefecture Fujimino, Saitama {{Saitama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujimino, Saitama
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 114,566 in 53,053 households and a population density of 7800 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Fujimino is located in southern Saitama, in flat land on the northern edge of the Musashino Terrace. It is located approximately 30 kilometers from downtown Tokyo. The Shingashi River, which was a waterway for boat transportation connecting Kawagoe and Tokyo until early modern times, runs along the northern city border. The city measures approximately 7.5 kilometers from east-to-west by 6.0 kilometers from north-to-south. Surrounding municipalities * Saitama Prefecture ** Kawagoe ** Fujimi ** Miyoshi Climate Fujimino has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Fujimino is 14.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1426 mm with September as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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