City Saitama Phone number 048-835-3156 Population 109,901 (Feb 2016) | Region Kanto Area 49.17 km² | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
It is a cherry tree of iwatsuki ku saitama shi saitama please enjoy flower viewing 2
Iwatsuki-ku (岩槻区, Iwatsuki-ku) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. As of 1 February 2016, the ward had an estimated population of 109,901 and a population density of 2,240 persons per km². Its total area was 49.17 square kilometres (18.98 sq mi).
Contents
- It is a cherry tree of iwatsuki ku saitama shi saitama please enjoy flower viewing 2
- Map of Iwatsuki Ward Saitama Saitama Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Neighboring Municipalities
- History
- Education
- Railway
- Highway
- Sister cities
- Local attractions
- Noted people from Iwatsuki
- References
Map of Iwatsuki Ward, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Iwasuki Ward is within the Kanto plain, in the northeast portion of Saitama City.
Neighboring Municipalities
Iwatsuki-ku is surrounded by Minuma-ku (west), Midori-ku (southwest), and the cities of Kawaguchi (south), Koshigaya (southeast), Kasukabe (northeast), Shiraoka (north), and Hasuda (northwest).
History
Iwatsuki developed from the Muromachi period as a castle town next to Iwatsuki Castle and the center of Iwatsuki Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. It was also a post town on the Nikkō Onari Kaidō connecting Edo with Nikko.
The modern town of Iwatsuki created within Minamisaitama District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On May 3, 1954 Iwatsuki merged with the neighboring villages of Niiwa, Wado, Kawadori, Kashiwazaki, Kawai and Jionji and was elevated to city status on July 1 1954. On April 1, 2005 Iwatsuki merged with the city of Saitama, becoming Iwatsuki Ward. Iwatsuki is known as the "City of Dolls" (人形のまち Ningyō no Machi) due to a history of doll-making that dates back to the 17th century.