Moroyama, Saitama

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Moroyama
毛呂山町
Location of Moroyama in Saitama Prefecture
Location of Moroyama in Saitama Prefecture
Moroyama (Japan)
Moroyama
Moroyama
Location within Japan
Coordinates: 35°58′N 139°19′E / 35.967, 139.317
Country Flag of Japan Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Saitama Prefecture
District Iruma District
Island Honshu
Area
 - Total 34.03 km² (13.1 sq mi)
Elevation 0.5 m (2 ft)
Population (June 2006)
 - Total 37,049
 - Density 1,088.7/km² (2,819.7/sq mi)
Time zone JST (UTC+9)
Postal code 350-04xx
Tree Yuzu orange
Flower Mum
Website: www.town.moroyama.saitama.jp

Moroyama (毛呂山町 Moroyama-machi?) is a town located in Iruma District, Saitama, Japan.

As of June 1, 2006, the town has an estimated population of 37,049 and a density of 1,149.22 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,976.5 /sq mi). The total area is 34.03 square kilometres (13.14 sq mi).

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[edit] History

Moroyama, as it is now, was established in 1955 when the old Moroyama Town and Kawakado Village consolidated, taking a large step toward the area's rapid growth from a farm village to an urban town. Road paving and housing developments in the early 1960s brought urbanization, population growth and change to areas previously devoted to mulberry fields. This new urban environment led to changes in the industrial structure including decreases in the agricultural population and an increase in the manufacturing and service industries. Moroyama became a commuter town.

[edit] Railways

Moroyama town has four stations

[edit] Tourist spots

  • Kamakita Lake
  • Atarashiki-Village
  • Izumo-Iwai-Shinto shrine

[edit] Events

[edit] Adjoining cities and towns