Iwatsuki-ku (岩槻区, Iwatsuki-ku) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northeastern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 112,862 and a population density of 2,300 persons per km2. Its total area was 49.17 square kilometres (18.98 sq mi).[1]

Geography

Iwasuki Ward is within the Kantō Plain, in the northeast portion of Saitama City.

Neighboring Municipalities

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

History

Iwatsuki developed from the Muromachi period as a castle town next to Iwatsuki Castle and the center of Iwatsuki Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. It was also a post town on the Nikkō Onari Kaidō connecting Edo with Nikko.

The modern town of Iwatsuki created within Minamisaitama District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On May 3, 1954, Iwatsuki merged with the neighboring villages of Niiwa, Wado, Kawadori, Kashiwazaki, Kawai and Jionji and was elevated to city status on July 1, 1954. On April 1, 2005, Iwatsuki merged with the city of Saitama, becoming Iwatsuki Ward.[2] Iwatsuki is known as the "City of Dolls" (人形のまち Ningyō no Machi) due to a history of doll-making that dates back to the 17th century.[3]

Education

Municipal junior high schools:[4]

Municipal elementary schools:[5]

Transportation

Railway

Tōbu Railway – Noda Line

Highway

Sister cities

Local attractions

Noted people from Iwatsuki

References

  1. ^ "Saitama city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ "Saitama City" (pdf). International City Planning Association for Technical Exchanges. INEX. p. 27. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Iwatsuki Area". Japan: The Official Guide. Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ^ "市立学校一覧 中学校（区別）". Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま市立教育研究所). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  5. ^ "市立学校一覧 小学校（区別）". Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま市立教育研究所). Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  6. ^ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 4 January 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.

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