Warabi, Saitama

Warabi (蕨市, Warabi-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 72,564, and a population density of 14,200 persons per km². Its total area is 5.11 square kilometres (1.97 sq mi).

Warabi

蕨市
City
Warabi City Hall
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Location of Warabi in Saitama Prefecture
Warabi
Location of Warabi in Saitama Prefecture
Coordinates: 35°49′32.1″N 139°40′47″E
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureSaitama Prefecture
Government
 • MayorHideo Yoritaka
Area
 • Total5.11 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2016)
 • Total72,562
 • Density14,200/km2 (37,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeZelkova serrata
- FlowerRhododendron indicum
Phone number048-432-3200
Address5-14-15 Chuo, Warabi-shi, Saitama-ken 335-8501
Websitehttp://www.city.warabi.saitama.jp/

Geography

Located in far eastern Saitama Prefecture, Warabi has the smallest area of any municipality in Japan, and highest population density outside of the special wards of Tokyo. The city is mostly flatland, with an average elevation of 4.8 meters above sea level.

Surrounding municipalities

History

Warabi developed from the Muromachi period as Warabi-shuku, a post town on the Nakasendō highway. It was created as a modern town with the establishment of the municipalities system on 1 April 1889 and was elevated to city status on 1 April 1959.

The village of Yoshikawa was created within Kitakatsushika District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on November 1, 1915. On March 1, 1955, Yoshikawa annexed the neighboring villages of Asahi and Miwanoe. The population began to rapidly increase in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, and Yoshikawa was elevated to city status on April 1, 1996. Discussions to merge with neighboring Hatogaya and Kawaguchi were held from 2002 – 2004.

Politics and government

The directly-elected executive mayor is Hideo Yoritaka, a member of the Japanese Communist Party. The legislative city assembly has 18 elected members.

Elections

Economy

Education

High schools

Middle schools
  • Warabi Municipal No. 1 Junior High School
  • Warabi Municipal No. 2 Junior High School
  • Warabi Municipal Higashi Junior High School

Elementary schools
  • Warabi Municipal Chūō Elementary School
  • Warabi Municipal Chūō-Higashi Elementary School
  • Warabi Municipal Nishi Elementary School
  • Warabi Municipal Higashi Elementary School
  • Warabi Municipal Tsukagoshi Elementary School
  • Warabi Municipal Kita Elementary School
  • Warabi Municipal Minami Elementary School

Transportation

Railway
  • JR East - Keihin-Tohoku line

Highway

Sister city relations
  • El Dorado County, California, USA is a sister municipality to Warabi city in 26 March 1975.[1]

Noted people from Warabi

References
  1. https://www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/e_m07_06_01.html
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