Minami Saitama District, Saitama
- Minami Saitama District, Saitama
Minamisaitama (南埼玉郡; -gun) is a district located in Saitama, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 104,369 and a density of 1,530.34 persons per km². The total area is 68.20 km².
There are three towns in the district.
*Miyashiro
*Shiraoka
*Shobu
District timeline
*November 3, 1954
*:The town of Iwatsuki gained city status.
*:The town of Koshigaya was created by merging with 2 towns and 8 villages.
*January 1, 1955-The town of Washinomiya merged with the village of Sakurada from Kitakatsushika District to form the town of Washinomiya in Kitakatsushika District.
*July 20, 1955-The villages of Momoki and Suka merged to form the town of Miyashiro.
*August 1, 1955-The village of Kawayanagi merged into the town of Soka in Kitaadachi District (now the city of Soka).
*November 3, 1955-Parts of the town of Soka in Kitaadachi District merged into the town of Koshigaya.
*January 1, 1956-Parts of the city of Iwatsuki merged into the town of Hasuda.
*September 28, 1956
*:Parts of the village of Hachijo merged with the villages of Yawata and Shiodomari to form the village of Yashio.
*:The remaining parts of Hachijo merged into the town of Soka in Kitaadachi District.
*November 3, 1958-The town of Koshigaya gained city status.
*October 1, 1964-The village of Yashio gained town status.
*October 1, 1971-The town of Kuki gained city status.
*January 15, 1972-The town of Yashio gained city status.
*October 1, 1972-The town of Hasuda gained city status.
A planned merger of municipalities into the new city of Kuki will be implemented on March 23, 2010. The municipalities include the current city of Kuki, Shōbu in Minami Saitama District and two in Kitakatsushika District: Kurihashi and Washimiya.
Around March 31, 2010; the city of Hasuda will be merged with Shiraoka in Minami Saitama District. When both of the mergers occur, Minami Saitama District will cover one town, Miyashiro. [http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/kanto/11.htm]
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