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Encyclopedia > Tsurugashima, Saitama


Tsurugashima (鶴ヶ島市 Tsurugashima-shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県; Saitama-ken) is located on Honshu island, Japan. ...


As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 68,556 and the population density of 3,866.67 persons per km². The total area is 17.73 km². 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


The city was founded on September 1, 1991, formerly being known as Tsurugashima-machi (Tsurugashima Town). September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


External links

  • Official website (http://www.city.tsurugashima.saitama.jp/) in Japanese
  Saitama Prefecture
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  See also: Towns and villages by district edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Saitama&action=edit)

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Welcome to Tsurugashima City (561 words)
The city of Tsurugashima is located almost in the center of Saitama Prefecture.
With the construction of the Kamakura Kaido Road during the Kamakura Period and the Nikko Kaido Road during the Edo Period, Tsurugashima prospered, becoming a village in 1889, developing into a town in 1966 and becoming a city in 1991.
The city of Tsurugashima operates a loop-line bus system within the city as a means of transportation to the city office, other public facilities and the nearest train station.
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