Minuma-ku, Saitama

Minuma-ku, Saitama 見沼区
Ward
Mimuma Ward
Minuma Ward Office, Saitama City
Location of Minuma-ku in Saitama
Minuma-ku, Saitama
Coordinates: 35°56′6.7″N 139°39′15.7″E / 35.935194°N 139.654361°ECoordinates: 35°56′6.7″N 139°39′15.7″E / 35.935194°N 139.654361°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kanto
Prefecture	Saitama
City	Saitama
Area
• Total	30.69 km^2 (11.85 sq mi)
Population (February 2016)
• Total	162,052
• Density	5,280/km^2 (13,700/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
-Flower	Cypripedium japonicum
Phone number	048-687-1111
Address	12-36 Horisaki-cho, Minuma-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 337-8586
Website	www.city.saitama.jp/index_nishiku.html

Minuma-ku (見沼区 Minuma-ku) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northern part of the city. As of 1 February 2016, the ward had an estimated population of 87,513 and a population density of 3010 persons per km². Its total area was 29.14 square kilometres (11.25 sq mi).

Geography

Mimuna-ward is located in the northern side of the city of Saitama.

Neighboring Municipalities

Saitama Prefecture

• Iwatsuki-ku
• Midori-ku
• Urawa-ku
• Kita-ku
• Ōmiya-ku
• Ageo
• Hasuda

History

The villages of Katayanagi and Ōsato were created within Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The village of Haruoka was created in 1892 and the village of Nanasato in 1912. On November 3, 1930 the village of Ōsato was merged with Ōmiya Town in 1940, becoming part of the city of Ōmiya. On January 1, 1955, Ōmiya annexed Katayanagi, Haruoka, and Nanasato. On May 1, 2001, Ōmiya merged with Urawa and Yono cities to form the new city of Saitama. When Saitama was proclaimed a designated city in 2003, this area of former Ōmiya city became Minuma Ward.

Education

• Shibaura Institute of Technology
• Minuma-ku has eleven elementary schools, eight middle schools, and three high schools.

Transportation

Railway

• JR East – Utsunomiya Line
  • Higashi-Ōmiya
• Tobu Railway – Tobu Urban Park Line
  • Ōwada - Nanasato

Highway

• Japan National Route 16

Local attractions

• Minumatanbo (見沼田んぼ), referring to a vast green area of nearly 1260 hectares left within 20 to 30 kilometers from central Tokyo.^[1]

References

1. Minutanbo official site.

External links

Media related to Minuma-ku, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons Official website (Japanese)