Iruma District, Saitama
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located in
Saitama Prefecture is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (January 1, 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 Square kilometre, km2 ( ...
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. In the 2005 census reports, the district has an estimated
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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 Fujimino.


References

Districts in Saitama Prefecture {{Saitama-geo-stub