Miyashiro, Saitama
Miyashiro
宮代町 | |
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Town | |
UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
- Tree | Castanopsis |
- Flower | Magnolia liliiflora |
Phone number | 0480-34-1111 |
Address | 1-4-1 Kasahara, Miyashiro-machi, Minamisaitama-gun, Saitama-ken 345-8504 |
Website | Official website |
Miyashiro (宮代町, Miyashiro-machi) is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021[update], the town had an estimated population of 33,823 in 15,234 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 15.95 square kilometres (6.16 sq mi).
Geography
Miyashiro is located in central-west Saitama Prefecture.
Surrounding municipalities
Climate
Miyashiro has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Miyashiro is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1408 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.7 °C.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Miyashiro has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1920 | 6,836 | — |
1930 | 7,116 | +4.1% |
1940 | 7,584 | +6.6% |
1950 | 10,463 | +38.0% |
1960 | 11,115 | +6.2% |
1970 | 16,656 | +49.9% |
1980 | 29,537 | +77.3% |
1990 | 33,837 | +14.6% |
2000 | 35,193 | +4.0% |
2010 | 33,641 | −4.4% |
2020 | 34,147 | +1.5% |
History
The villages of Monma and Suka were created within
Government
Miyashiro has a
Economy
The economy of Miyashiro is primarily agricultural.
Education
- Nippon Institute of Technology
- Miyashiro has four public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.
Transportation
Railway
Highway
Miyashiro is not located on any national highway or expressway.
Local attractions
- Tōbu Group.
Noted people and animals from Miyashiro
- Mariko Kouda, voice actress
- Grape-Kun (グレープ君 / Gurēpu-kun), Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
References
- ^ "Miyashiro town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Miyashiro climate data
- ^ Miyashiro population statistics
External links
Media related to Miyashiro, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)