Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama
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Iwatsuki-ku (岩槻区?) is a ward of Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan since April 1, 2005 when the city of Iwatsuki was incorporated into Saitama City.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Population and Area
The first population count was held on July 1, 2006 and the ward had an estimated population of 111,723. The total area remains the same at 49.16km².
[edit] History
- July 1, 1954-Iwatsuki gained city status.
- July 1, 2004-Celebrated their 50th anniversary as a city.
- April 1, 2005-Iwatsuki merged into the city of Saitama and became Iwatsuki-ku.
[edit] Neighbouring Wards, Cities and a Town
Iwatsuki-ku is surrounded by Saitama City's Minuma-ku (west), Midori-ku (southwest), the cities of Kawaguchi (south), Koshigaya (southeast), Kasukabe (northeast), the town of Shiraoka (north) and the city of Hasuda (northwest).
[edit] External links
- Iwatsuki-ku official website in Japanese
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| Saitama City | |||
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| Chūō-ku | Iwatsuki-ku | Kita-ku | Midori-ku | Minami-ku | Minuma-ku | Nishi-ku | Ōmiya-ku | Sakura-ku | Urawa-ku | |||
| Cities | |||
| Ageo | Asaka | Chichibu | Fujimi | Fujimino | Fukaya | Gyōda | Hannō | Hanyū | Hasuda | Hatogaya | Hidaka | Higashi-Matsuyama | Honjō | Iruma | Kasukabe | Kawagoe | Kawaguchi | Kazo | Kitamoto | Koshigaya | Kōnosu | Kuki | Kumagaya | Misato | Niiza | Okegawa | Saitama (capital) | Sakado | Satte | Sayama | Shiki | Sōka | Toda | Tokorozawa | Tsurugashima | Wakō | Warabi | Yashio | Yoshikawa | |||
| Districts | |||
| Chichibu | Hiki | Iruma | Kita-Adachi | Kita-Katsushika | Kita-Saitama | Kodama | Minami-Saitama | Ōsato | |||
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