Asaka, Saitama

Coordinates: 35°47′49.9″N 139°35′38″E / 35.797194°N 139.59389°E / 35.797194; 139.59389
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Asaka
朝霞市
City
Asaka City Hall
Asaka City Hall
UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeZelkova serrata
- FlowerAzalea
Phone number048-463-1111
Address1-1-1 Honcho, Asaka-shi, Saitama-ken 351-8501
WebsiteOfficial website
Pond at JGSDF Camp Asaka
former IJA Officer Preparatory School at JGSDF Camp Asaka

Asaka (朝霞市, Asaka-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 143,195 and a population density of 7800 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 18.34 square kilometres (7.08 sq mi).

Geography

Located in far southern Saitama Prefecture, Asaka in the center of the

Arakawa River, which runs along the city border with Saitama
in the northeastern part of the city,

Surrounding municipalities

Climate

Asaka has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ageo is 15.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1427 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Asaka has grown roughly tenfold since the 1950s.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1950 14,685—    
1960 24,182+64.7%
1970 67,938+180.9%
1980 90,088+32.6%
1990 103,617+15.0%
2000 119,712+15.5%
2010 129,691+8.3%
2020 141,083+8.8%

History

The area of modern Asaka developed as a series of four

Kitaadachi District. It was raised to town status on May 1, 1921, and renamed Asaka after Prince Yasuhiko Asaka who was an honorary chairman of the Tokyo Golf Club, which relocated to the area at that time. On April 1, 1955, Asaka annexed the neighboring village of Uchimagi. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in neighboring Tokyo, the town hosted the riding part of the modern pentathlon event at Asaka Nezu Park. Asaka was elevated to city status on March 15, 1967. In 2005, a proposal to merge Asaka with Shiki, Wako, and Niiza to form a new city with a combined population sufficient to qualify for core city
status was defeated in a referendum, largely due to opposition from Wako.

Government

Asaka has a

Diet of Japan
.

Economy

Due to its location, Asaka is primarily a

bedroom community
with over 37% of its population commuting to the Tokyo metropolis for work. The area is also a distribution hub for northern Tokyo.

Education

Asaka has ten public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. Toyo University also has a campus in Asaka.

Transportation

Railway

JR East – Musashino Line

Tōbu Railway - Tōbu Tōjō Line

Highway

Military facilities

Noted people from Asaka

References

  1. ^ "Asaka city official statistics" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Asaka climate data
  3. ^ Asaka population statistics

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