Iruma, Saitama
Iruma
入間市 | |
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 Iruma City Hall | |
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UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
| - Tree | Zelkova serrata |
| - Flower | Camellia sinensis |
| - Bird | Eurasian skylark |
| Phone number | 04-2964-1111 |
| Address | 1-16-1 Toyooka, Iruma-shi, Saitama-ken 358-8511 |
| Website | Official website |
Iruma (入間市, Iruma-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021[update], the city had an estimated population of 147,166 in 66,516 households and a population density of 3300 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 44.69 square kilometres (17.25 sq mi).
Geography
Located in the Sayama Highlands of far southern Saitama Prefecture, Iruma is bordered by Tokyo to the south. The Iruma River flows through the city.
Surrounding municipalities
- Sayama
- Hannō
- Tokorozawa
- Oume
- Mizuho
Climate
Iruma has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Iruma is 14.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1481 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.2 °C.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Iruma has recently plateaued after several decades of strong growth.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36,903 | — |
| 1970 | 65,639 | +77.9% |
| 1980 | 104,034 | +58.5% |
| 1990 | 137,585 | +32.3% |
| 2000 | 147,909 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 149,872 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 145,671 | −2.8% |
History
The area around Iruma was part of ancient
Government
Iruma has a
Economy
Iruma has a
Education
- Musashino Academia Musicae – Iruma campus
- Iruma 16 public elementary schools and 11 public middle schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. In addition, there is one combined private middle/high school and three private high schools. The prefecture also operates one special education school.
Transportation
Railway
Seibu Railway - Seibu Ikebukuro Line
- Musashi-Fujisawa --- Irumashi - Bushi - Motokaji
Highway
Ken-Ō Expressway
National Route 16
National Route 299
National Route 463
National Route 407
National Route 468
Military facilities
- Johnson Air Base while under the control of the United States Air Force.
Twin towns and sister cities
Iruma is
- Sado, Niigata, Japan (1986)
- Wolfratshausen, Germany,[6] since October 14, 1987
- friendship city since May 16, 2000
Local attractions
- Iruma City Museum
Noted people from Iruma
- rhythmic gymnast
- Keisuke Ishii, professional wrestler
- Wataru Kozuki, Takarazuka performer
- Yūsei Matsui, manga artist
- Junpei Yasuda, journalist
References
- ^ "Iruma city official statistics" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Iruma climate data
- ^ Iruma population statistics
- ^ Chloe Farand. "Japan becomes first country in the world to elect a transgender man to a public office". The Independent. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ "Japan just elected its first trans man into public office · PinkNews". Pinknews.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ a b "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Archived from the original on 4 January 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
External links
- Official Website (in Japanese)
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