Country Japan Area 17.58 km2 | Population 129,436 (2010) Region Kanto | |
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Map of Zama, Kanagawa
Zama (座間市, Zama-shi) is a city located in central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The city is also home to the United States' Camp Zama Army base.
Contents
- Map of Zama Kanagawa
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- Geography
- Surrounding municipalities
- History
- Economy
- Rail stations
- Highways
- Parks and recreation
- Education
- Noted people from Zama
- Sister cities
- References
As of June 1, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 129,568 and a population density of 7,370 persons per km2. The total area is 17.58 km2.
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Geography
Located in central Kanagawa Prefecture, the city is mostly flat, although some parts are hilly. The Sagami River, Mekushiri River, and the Hato River flow through Zama. The city is well known for its drinking water, which is cold in the summer and warm in the winter.
Surrounding municipalities
History
The area around Zama has been settled since prehistoric times, and Jomon period remains have been found. The hamlet of "Izama" was a post station on the ancient Tōkaidō road connecting Kyoto with the provinces in the Kantō region, and the area was part of the tenryō territory within Sagami Province during the Edo period administered directly by the Tokugawa shogunate through a number of hatamoto-class administrators. During the cadastral reforms after the Meiji Restoration in 1889, the area of present-day Zama consisted of five villages in Kōza District, Kanagawa Prefecture.
The area remained very rural until the coming of the Odakyu Electric Railway in 1927 and the Sagami Railway in 1935, which spurred development, but the area was mostly farmland when the Imperial Japanese Army Academy relocated to the Zama area in 1937. The increase in population led Zama Village to be promoted to Zama town the same year. However, in 1941, Zama Town and surrounding villages were merged into Sagamihara. In 1944, the Kōza Naval Arsenal of the Imperial Japanese Navy was established in the area. It was closed with the end of World War II, and the Imperial Japanese Army Academy was turned over to the United States Army to become Camp Zama.
In September 1948, Zama regained its status as a town independent of Sagamihara. The local economy received a significant boost with the building of a Nissan automobile assembly plant in Zama in 1965, and production ended in 1995. Zama became a city on November 1, 1971.
Economy
Zama has a mixed economy.
Rail stations
Highways
Parks and recreation
Education
Primary Schools
Junior High Schools
High Schools
Hibarigaoka High School was previously in Zama.