Iwatsuki-ku (岩槻区) is a ward of Saitama, Saitama, Japan since April 1, 2005 merger, whose area is identical to the former city of Iwatsuki described below. A ku (区), translated as ward, is a district in a large Japanese city. ... Saitama (Japanese: さいたま市; -shi) is the capital city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan. ... Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area - Total - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ...
Iwatsuki (岩槻市; -shi) was a city located within Saitama, Japan until the merger to Saitama, Saitama on the west. Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県; Saitama-ken) is located on Honshu island, Japan. ... Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area - Total - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0. ... Saitama (Japanese: さいたま市; -shi) is the capital city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan. ...
As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 109,580 and the density of 2,229.05 persons per km². The total area is 49.16 km². 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of people—or organisms of a particular species—living in a given geographic area. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The city was founded on July 1, 1954. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
External links
Official website (http://www.city.iwatsuki.saitama.jp/) in Japanese
Saitama has been a regional transportation hub for both passengers and cargo.
On April 1, 2005 it merged with the city of Iwatsuki to its east, which became a new ward Iwatsuki-ku.
The name "Saitama" originally comes from the Sakitama (埼玉郡) district of what is now the city of Gyoda in the northern part of what is now known as Saitama Prefecture.
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