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Country
  
Japan

Prefecture
  
Saitama Prefecture

- Tree
  
Yuzu

Local time
  
Sunday 12:56 PM

Region
  
Kantō

District
  
Iruma

Population
  
37,171 (Feb 2016)

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Weather
  
16°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 43% Humidity

Colleges and Universities
  
Saitama Medical University, Nihon Institute of Medical S, Saitama Medical University

Moroyama (毛呂山町, Moroyama-machi) is a town located in Iruma District, Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the town had an estimated population of 37,171 and a population density of 1090 persons per km². Its total area was 34.07 square kilometres (13.15 sq mi).

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Map of Moroyama, Iruma District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Located in central Saitama Prefecture, Moroyama is approximately 50 kilometers from downtown Tokyo. Approximately 40 percent of the town area is forest and mountains.

Surrounding municipalities

  • Saitama Prefecture
  • Sakado
  • Tsurugashima
  • Hidaka
  • Hannō
  • Ogose
  • Hatoyama

    • History

    The area around Moroyama has been inhabited since at least the Jomon period, and numerous archaeological sites are within the town limits.

    Moro village was created within Iruma District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Moro merged with neighboring Yamane village to form the town of Moroyama on April 1, 1939. Moroyama annexed neighboring Kawakado village on April 1, 1955. Road paving and housing developments in the early 1960s brought urbanization, population growth and change to areas previously devoted to mulberry fields. This new urban environment led to changes in the industrial structure including decreases in the agricultural population and an increase in the manufacturing and service industries.

    Economy

    Moroyama remains largely an agricultural town, although it has increasing become a bedroom community.

    Education

  • Saitama Medical University
  • Nihon Institute of Medical Science
  • Moroyama has four elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school.

    • Railway

  • JR East - Hachikō Line
  • Moro
  • Tobu Railway - Tōbu Ogose Line
  • Higashi-Moro Station, Bushū-Nagase Station, Kawakado Station

    • Highway

    Moroyama is not served by any expressways or national highways

    Local attractions

  • Kamakita Lake
  • Atarashiki-mura
  • Izumoiwai Jinja

    • Noted people from Moroyama

  • Yuta Muto, professional baseball player
  • Daiya Seto, World gold medalist swimmer

    • References

    Moroyama, Saitama Wikipedia
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