Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama
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Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama 岩槻区 |
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| Iwatsuki Ward | |
Iwatsuki Watsu shopping center, Saitama City
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 Location of Iwatsuki-ku in Saitama |
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 Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama
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| Coordinates: 35°56′59.9″N 139°41′39.5″E / 35.949972°N 139.694306°ECoordinates: 35°56′59.9″N 139°41′39.5″E / 35.949972°N 139.694306°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kanto |
| Prefecture | Saitama |
| City | Saitama |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.17 km2 (18.98 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2016) | |
| • Total | 109,901 |
| • Density | 2,240/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| -Flower | Kerria japonica |
| Phone number | 048-835-3156 |
| Address |
3-2-5 Honcho, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 339-8585 |
| Website | www |
3-2-5 Honcho, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken
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 February 2016[update], the ward had an estimated population of 109,901 and a population density of 2,240 persons per km². Its total area was 49.17 square kilometres (18.98 sq mi).
Iwasuki Ward is within the Kanto plain, in the northeast portion of Saitama City.
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).
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 .
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