Kita-Katsushika District, Saitama

Kita-Katsushika (北葛飾郡, Kita-Katsushika-gun) is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

As of July 1, 2011, the district has an estimated population of 77,583 and a population density of 1,680 persons per km². The total area is 46.22 km².

There are two towns in the district.

• Matsubushi
• Sugito

The following cities were once part of the district, but have since merged into other towns:

• Parts of Kasukabe
• Kuki
• Misato
• Satte
• Yoshikawa

History

• April 1, 1964: The village of Shōwa gained town status.
• October 1, 1964: The village of Misato gained town status.
• April 1, 1969: The village of Matsubushi gained town status.
• May 3, 1972: The town of Misato gained city status.
• October 1, 1986: The town of Satte gained city status.
• April 1, 1996: The town of Yoshikawa gained city status.
• October 1, 2005: The town of Shōwa merged with the city of Kasukabe to form the new city of Kasukabe.
• March 23, 2010: The towns of Kurihashi and Washimiya, along with the town of Shōbu, from Minamisaitama District, merged with the city of Kuki to form the new city of Kuki.^[1]

References

Saitama Prefecture Saitama (capital city) Chūō-ku Iwatsuki-ku Kita-ku Midori-ku Minami-ku Minuma-ku Nishi-ku Ōmiya-ku Sakura-ku Urawa-ku Cities Ageo Asaka Chichibu Fujimi Fujimino Fukaya Gyōda Hannō Hanyū Hasuda Hidaka Higashi-Matsuyama Honjō Iruma Kasukabe Kawagoe Kawaguchi Kazo Kitamoto Koshigaya Kōnosu Kuki Kumagaya Misato Niiza Okegawa Saitama (capital) Sakado Satte Sayama Shiki Shiraoka Sōka Toda Tokorozawa Tsurugashima Wakō Warabi Yashio Yoshikawa Districts Chichibu Hiki Iruma Kita-Adachi Kita-Katsushika Kodama Minami-Saitama Ōsato Former districts Kitasaitama See also: Towns and villages by district

Coordinates: 36°00′36″N 139°46′08″E / 36.010°N 139.769°E / 36.010; 139.769