is a
district
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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 ( ...
,
Japan
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.
As of July 1, 2011, the district has an estimated
population
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of 77,583 and a
population density
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of 1,680 persons per km
2. The total area is 46.22 km
2.
There are two towns in the district.
*
Matsubushi
*
Sugito
The following cities were once part of the district, but have since merged into other towns:
*Parts of
Kasukabe
*
Kuki
*
Misato
*
Satte
*
Yoshikawa
History
*April 1, 1964: The village of Shōwa gained town status.
*October 1, 1964: The village of Misato gained town status.
*April 1, 1969: The village of Matsubushi gained town status.
*May 3, 1972: The town of Misato gained city status.
*October 1, 1986: The town of Satte gained city status.
*April 1, 1996: The town of Yoshikawa gained city status.
*October 1, 2005: The town of
Shōwa merged with the city of
Kasukabe to form the new city of
Kasukabe.
*March 23, 2010: The towns of
Kurihashi and
Washimiya, along with the town of
Shōbu, from
Minamisaitama District, merged with the city of
Kuki to form the new city of
Kuki.
References
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Districts in Saitama Prefecture