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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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. , the town had an estimated

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of 33,823 in 15,234 households and a

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of 2100 persons per km². The total area of the town is .

Geography

Miyashiro is located in central-west Saitama Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

* Kasukabe * Kuki * Shiraoka * Sugito

Climate

Miyashiro has a

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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Miyashiro is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1408 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.7 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,Miyashiro population statistics
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History

The villages of Monma and Suka were created within

Minamisaitama District, Saitama is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the district has an estimated population of 33,405 and a density of 2,090 persons per km2. The total area is 15.95 km2. Towns and villages * Miyashiro District timeline *1871 (first wave ...

with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The two villages were merged on July 20, 1955 to form the town of Miyashiro. Ina was elevated to town status on November 1, 1970. The origin of the town's name comes from the shrines of the largest villages. "Miya" was taken from Himemiya shrine (姫宮神社) in Himemiya village and "shiro" from Konoshiro shrine (身代神社) in Suka village.

Government

Miyashiro has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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town council of 14 members. Miyashiro, together with the city of Shiraoka, contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of

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of the

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of the

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Economy

The economy of Miyashiro is primarily agricultural.

Education

Nippon Institute of Technology is a private university in Miyashiro, Saitama, Japan, established in 1967. History The Nippon Institute of Technology opened in 1907 as "Tokyo Engineering School". It was renamed "Tokyo Advanced Engineering School" in 1935, but was closed in ...

*Miyashiro has four public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

Transportation

Railway

Tōbu Railway is a Japanese commuter railway and '' keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second lon ...

Tōbu Isesaki Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama to Isesaki Station in Gunma Prefecture. The Isesaki Line can refer to the entire section between As ...

Tōbu Skytree Line The is a section of the Tobu Isesaki Line operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway, extending from Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Station in Saitama Prefecture. Some trains from the line continue to the Tokyo Metr ...

* - -

Tōbu Nikkō Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway company Tobu Railway. It branches from Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen Station in Miyashiro, Saitama on the Skytree Line, extending north to Tōbu Nikkō Station in Nikkō, Tochigi. T ...

Highway

Miyashiro is not located on any national highway or expressway.

Local attractions

* , a

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complex which is owned by the Tōbu Group.

Noted people and animals from Miyashiro

* Grape-Kun (グレープ君 / Gurēpu-kun), Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) *

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, voice actress

References

External links

Official Website
{{Authority control Towns in Saitama Prefecture Miyashiro, Saitama