Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama

Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama
岩槻区
Ward
Iwatsuki Ward
Iwatsuki Watsu shopping center, Saitama City

Location of Iwatsuki-ku in Saitama
Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama
 
Coordinates: 35°56′59.9″N 139°41′39.5″E / 35.949972°N 139.694306°E / 35.949972; 139.694306Coordinates: 35°56′59.9″N 139°41′39.5″E / 35.949972°N 139.694306°E / 35.949972; 139.694306
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Saitama
City Saitama
Area
 • Total 49.17 km2 (18.98 sq mi)
Population (February 2016)
 • Total 109,901
 • Density 2,240/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
-Flower Kerria japonica
Phone number 048-835-3156
Address

3-2-5 Honcho, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken

339-8585
Website www.city.saitama.jp/iwatsuki/index.html

Iwatsuki-ku (岩槻区, Iwatsuki-ku) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. As of 1 February 2016, the ward had an estimated population of 109,901 and a population density of 2,240 persons per km². Its total area was 49.17 square kilometres (18.98 sq mi).

Geography

Iwasuki Ward is within the Kantō Plain, in the northeast portion of Saitama City.

Neighboring Municipalities

Iwatsuki-ku is surrounded by Minuma-ku (west), Midori-ku (southwest), and the cities of Kawaguchi (south), Koshigaya (southeast), Kasukabe (northeast), Shiraoka (north), and Hasuda (northwest).

History

Iwatsuki developed from the Muromachi period as a castle town next to Iwatsuki Castle and the center of Iwatsuki Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. It was also a post town on the Nikkō Onari Kaidō connecting Edo with Nikko.

The modern town of Iwatsuki created within Minamisaitama District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On May 3, 1954 Iwatsuki merged with the neighboring villages of Niiwa, Wado, Kawadori, Kashiwazaki, Kawai and Jionji and was elevated to city status on July 1 1954. On April 1, 2005 Iwatsuki merged with the city of Saitama, becoming Iwatsuki Ward.[1] Iwatsuki is known as the "City of Dolls" (人形のまち Ningyō no Machi) due to a history of doll-making that dates back to the 17th century.[2]

Education

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Sister cities

Local attractions

Noted people from Iwatsuki

References

  1. ↑ "Saitama City" (pdf). International City Planning Association for Technical Exchanges. INEX. p. 27. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Iwatsuki Area". Japan: The Official Guide. Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 4 January 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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