- Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama
is a ward of Saitama City,
Saitama Prefecture ,Japan sinceApril 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, Cities and a Town
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.External links
* [http://www.city.saitama.jp/index_iwatsukiku.html Iwatsuki-ku official website] in Japanese
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