Fujimi, Saitama

Fujimi

富士見市
Fujimi 富士見市
City
	Fujimi City Hall
	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Zelkova serrata
- Flower	Wisteria floribunda
- Bird	Common kingfisher
Phone number	49-251-2711
Address	1800 Tsuruma, Fujimi-shi, Saitama-ken 354-8511
Website	Official website

Fujimi (富士見市, Fujimi-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021^[update], the city had an estimated population of 112,211 in 53,051 households and a population density of 5700 persons per km².^[1] The total area of the city is 19.77 square kilometres (7.63 sq mi).

Geography

Located in southwestern Saitama Prefecture, Fujimi is in the middle of the

Arakawa and Shingashi Rivers and the southwestern half part of the Musashino Plateau

. The urban area is primarily in the southwest. The city has approximate dimensions of 7.0 kilometers from east-to-west and 6.8 kilometers from north-to-south.

Surrounding municipalities

Saitama Prefecture
- Kawagoe
- Fujimino
- Saitama
- Shiki
- Miyoshi

Climate

Fujimi has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Fujimi is 14.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1426 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.2 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Fujimi expanded rapidly in the late 20th century and has grown at a slower rate in the 21st.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1950	10,648	—
1960	12,030	+13.0%
1970	51,775	+330.4%
1980	79,591	+53.7%
1990	94,864	+19.2%
2000	103,247	+8.8%
2010	106,736	+3.4%
2020	111,859	+4.8%

History

The area of modern Fujimi is part of ancient

new town

developments in the 1960s and 1970s led to a rapid increase in population, and Fujimi attained town status on April 1, 1964 and city status on April 10, 1972.

Government

Fujimi has a

Diet of Japan

.

Elections

2008 Fujimi mayoral election

Economy

Due to this location, Fujimi is primarily a

bedroom community

with over 30% of its population commuting to the Tokyo metropolis for work.

Education

Fujimi has 11 public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. In addition the prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.