Saitama, Saitama
Coordinates: 35°51′41″N 139°38′44″E Saitama, Saitama Saitama (さいたま市 Saitama-shi, Japanese: [saitama]) is the capital and the most Saitama populous city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of さいたま市 Urawa, Ōmiya, Y ono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance. Being in the Greater Tokyo Area and lying 15 to 30 kilometres north of central Tokyo, Designated city many of its residents commute into Tokyo. As of 1 February 2016, the city had an Saitama City estimated population of 1,226,656, and a population density of 5830 persons per km². Its total area is 217 .43 square kilometres (83.95 sq mi). Contents History Name Geography Surrounding municipalities Climate Wards Economy Transportation Railway stations Highways Politics and government Elections Culture Education From top left: Saitama Stadium 2002, Urawa Universities Parco, Gyokuzouin, Hikawa Shrine, Saitama Junior Colleges New City Center, Saitama Super Arena, Professional Graduate School Musashi urawa Sports Mass media Sister cities Visitor attractions References Flag External links History The city was founded on May 1, 2001, and was designated on April 1, 2003 as a government ordinance. For the histories of Urawa, Ōmiya and Y ono before the merger, see: Urawa-ku, Saitama Location of Saitama in Saitama Prefecture Ōmiya-ku, Saitama and Yono, Saitama, respectively. On April 1, 2005, Saitama absorbed the city of Iwatsuki to its east, which became a new ward, Iwatsuki-ku. Name The name "Saitama" originally comes from the Sakitama ( 埼玉郡) district of what is Saitama now the city of Gyōda in the northern part of what is now known as Saitama Prefecture.
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