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Ōmiya-ku, Saitama

Coordinates:35°54′23.2″N139°37′43.1″E/ 35.906444°N 139.628639°E/35.906444; 139.628639
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Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
Đại cung khu
Ward
Ōmiya Ward
Ōmiya Ward Office
Ōmiya Ward Office
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Location of Ōmiya-ku in Saitama
Location of Ōmiya-ku inSaitama
Ōmiya-ku, Saitama is located in Japan
Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
Coordinates:35°54′23.2″N139°37′43.1″E/ 35.906444°N 139.628639°E/35.906444; 139.628639
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureSaitama
CitySaitama
Area
• Total
12.80 km2(4.94 sq mi)
Population
(March 1, 2021)
• Total
119,298
• Density9,300/km2(24,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9(Japan Standard Time)
-FlowerSakura
Phone number048-835-3156
Address3-1 Daimon, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-8501
WebsiteOfficial website

Ōmiya(Đại cung khu,Ōmiya-ku)is one of tenwardsof the city ofSaitama,inSaitama Prefecture,Japan,and is located in the northeastern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021,the ward had an estimatedpopulationof 119,298 and apopulation densityof 9,300 persons per km². Its total area was 12.80 square kilometres (4.94 sq mi).[1]Although Urawa-ku is the governmental center of Saitama City, Ōmiya-ku is the most active commercial and business centre in both Saitama City and Saitama Prefecture thanks to its transport infrastructure, especially railways connected atŌmiya Station.

Geography

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Ōmiya Ward is within the Ōmiya Terrace of theKantō plain,in the center of Saitama City. It is in theGreater Tokyo Areaand about 25 km north of centralTokyo.

Neighboring Municipalities

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Ōmiya-ku is surrounded byNishi-ku(to the west),Kita-ku(north),Minuma-ku(east),Urawa-ku(southeast),Chūō-ku(south), andSakura-ku(southwest).

History

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See also:Ōmiya, Saitama

Ōmiya derives its name from a famousShinto shrine,theHikawa Shrine,which has been a place of pilgrimage since at least theHeian period.During theEdo period,the area flourished asŌmiya-shuku,apost stationon theNakasendōhighway, which connectedEdowithKyoto.Following theMeiji restoration,it became part of Urawa Prefecture which merged with Iwatsuki, Urawa, and Oshi Prefectures in 1871 to formSaitama Prefecture.The modern town of Ōmiya was officially created withinKitaadachi District, Saitamawith the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889.

On November 3, 1940 Ōmiya merged with the neighboring villages of Mihashi, Osato, Miyahara and Nisshin and was elevated to city status. Ōmiya continued to expand after the end of the war, absorbing the villages of Sashiougi, Mamiya, Uemizu, Katayanagi, Haruoka, and Nanasato on January 1, 1955.

On May 1, 2001 Ōmiya merged withUrawaandYonoto form Saitama City. In April 2003 Saitama became acity designated by government ordinance,and now the area of former Ōmiya City was divided betweenKita-ku(north),Minuma-ku(east),Nishi-ku(west), and Ōmiya-ku (south).

Education

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Tertiary:

Urawa-ku has nine elementary schools, seven junior high schools, and eight high schools.

Public junior high schools:[2]

Municipal elementary schools:[3]

The ward also has aNorth Korean school,Saitama Korean Elementary and Middle School (Kỳ ngọc Triều Tiên sơ trung cấp trường học). This school was previously in theCity of Ōmiya.[4]

Transportation

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Railway

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JR East–Tohoku Shinkansen/Joetsu Shinkansen/Akita Shinkansen/Yamagata Shinkansen/Hokuriku Shinkansen/Kawagoe Line

JR East–Tohoku Main Line/Takasaki Line/Keihin Tohoku Line

Tōbu Railway–Tōbu Urban Park Line

Saitama New Urban Transit( "New Shuttle" ) - Ina Line

Highway

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Local attractions

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References

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  1. ^"Saitama city official statistics"(in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^"Thị lập trường học một lãm trung học giáo ( khác nhau )".Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま thị lập giáo dục viện nghiên cứu ).Retrieved2023-01-02.
  3. ^"Thị lập trường học một lãm tiểu học giáo ( khác nhau )".Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま thị lập giáo dục viện nghiên cứu ).Retrieved2023-01-03.
  4. ^"Kỳ ngọc Triều Tiên sơ trung cấp trường học とは?."Saitama Korean Elementary and Middle School. Retrieved on October 14, 2015." 〒330-0804 kỳ ngọc huyện đại cung thị quật trong vòng đinh １ の ５０１ の １ "
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