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Minuma-ku, Saitama

Coordinates: 35°56′6.7″N 139°39′15.7″E / 35.935194°N 139.654361°E / 35.935194; 139.654361
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Minuma-ku, Saitama
見沼区
Mimuma Ward
Minuma Ward Office, Saitama City
Minuma Ward Office, Saitama City
Location of Minuma-ku in Saitama
Location of Minuma-ku in Saitama
Minuma-ku, Saitama is located in Japan
Minuma-ku, Saitama
Minuma-ku, Saitama
 
Coordinates: 35°56′6.7″N 139°39′15.7″E / 35.935194°N 139.654361°E / 35.935194; 139.654361
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureSaitama
CitySaitama
Area
 • Total30.69 km2 (11.85 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2021)
 • Total163,869
 • Density5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
-FlowerCypripedium japonicum
Phone number048-687-1111
Address12-36 Horisaki-cho, Minuma-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 337-8586
WebsiteOfficial website

Minuma-ku (見沼区, Minuma-ku) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 163,869 and a population density of 5300 persons per km². Its total area was 29.14 square kilometres (11.25 sq mi).[1]

Geography

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Mimuna-ward is located in the northern side of the city of Saitama.

Neighboring Municipalities

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Saitama Prefecture

History

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The villages of Katayanagi and Ōsato were created within Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The village of Haruoka was created in 1892 and the village of Nanasato in 1912. On November 3, 1930 the village of Ōsato was merged with Ōmiya Town in 1940, becoming part of the city of Ōmiya. On January 1, 1955, Ōmiya annexed Katayanagi, Haruoka, and Nanasato. On May 1, 2001, Ōmiya merged with Urawa and Yono cities to form the new city of Saitama. When Saitama was proclaimed a designated city in 2003, this area of former Ōmiya city became Minuma Ward.

Education

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Municipal junior high schools:[2]

  • Haruno (春野中学校)
  • Harusato (春里中学校)
  • Katayanagi (片柳中学校)
  • Nanasato (七里中学校)
  • Omiya Yahata (大宮八幡中学校)
  • Osato (大砂土中学校)
  • Oya (大谷中学校)

Municipal elementary schools:[3]

Transportation

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Railway

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JR EastUtsunomiya Line

Tōbu Railway - Tōbu Urban Park Line

Highway

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Local attractions

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  • Minumatanbo (見沼田んぼ), referring to a vast green area of nearly 1260 hectares left within 20 to 30 kilometers from central Tokyo.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Saitama city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ "市立学校一覧 中学校(区別)". Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま市立教育研究所). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  3. ^ "市立学校一覧 小学校(区別)". Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま市立教育研究所). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  4. ^ Minutanbo official site.
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