Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama

Iwatsuki-ku (岩槻区^?) is a ward of Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan since April 1, 2005 when the city of Iwatsuki was incorporated into Saitama City.

Geography

Population and area

The first population count was held on July 1, 2006 and the ward had an estimated population of 111,723. The total area remains the same at 49.16km².

Neighbouring wards, towns and cities

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

History

• July 1, 1954-Iwatsuki gained city status.
• July 1, 2004-Celebrated their 50th anniversary as a city.
• April 1, 2005-Iwatsuki merged into the city of Saitama and became Iwatsuki-ku.

Sister cities

Iwatsuki-ku has one sister city.

• Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada (1996)

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Iwatsuki-ku,_Saitama Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama] at Wikimedia Commons

• Iwatsuki-ku official website (Japanese)