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Here is a list of mergers in
Saitama Prefecture,
Japan since the Heisei era.
Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present
- On January 1, 2001 - The cities of
Urawa,
Ōmiya and
Yono were merged to create the city of
Saitama.
- On January 1, 2005 - The village of
Naguri (from
Iruma District) was merged into the expanded city of
Hannō.
- On April 1, 2005 - The old city of
Chichibu absorbed the town of
Yoshida, and the villages of
Arakawa and
Ōtaki (all from
Chichibu District) to create the new and expanded city of
Chichibu.
- On April 1, 2005 - The city of
Iwatsuki was merged into the expanded city of
Saitama.
- On October 1, 2005 - The village of
Ryōkami (from
Chichibu District) was merged into the expanded town of
Ogano.
- On October 1, 2005 - The town of
Fukiage (from
Kitaadachi District), and the town of
Kawasato (from
Kitasaitama District) were merged into the expanded city of
Kōnosu.
- On October 1, 2005 - The city of
Kamifukuoka was merged with the town of
Ōi (from
Iruma District) to create the city of
Fujimino.
- On October 1, 2005 - The town of
Shōwa (from
Kitakatsushika District) was merged into the expanded city of
Kasukabe.
- On October 1, 2005 - The old city of
Kumagaya absorbed the towns of
Menuma and
Ōsato (both from
Ōsato District) to create the new and expanded city of
Kumagaya.
- On January 1, 2006 - The village of
Kamiizumi (from
Kodama District) was merged into the expanded town of
Kamikawa.
- On January 1, 2006 - The old city of
Fukaya absorbed the towns of
Hanazono,
Kawamoto and
Okabe (all from
Ōsato District) to create the new and expanded city of
Fukaya.
- On January 1, 2006 - The village of
Minamikawara (from
Kitasaitama District) was merged into the expanded city of
Gyōda.
- On January 10, 2006 - The town of
Kodama (from
Kodama District) was merged into the expanded city of
Honjō.
- On February 1, 2006 - The village of
Tamagawa (from
Hiki District) was merged into the expanded village of Tokigawa to become the town of
Tokigawa.
- On February 13, 2007 - The town of
Kōnan (from
Ōsato District) was merged into the expanded city of
Kumagaya.
- On March 23, 2010 - The old city of
Kazo absorbed the towns of
Kisai,
Kitakawabe and
Ōtone (all from
Kitasaitama District) to create the new and expanded city of
Kazo.
Kitasaitama District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
- On March 23, 2010 - The old city of
Kuki absorbed the town of
Shōbu (from
Minamisaitama District), and the towns of
Kurihashi and
Washimiya (both from
Kitakatsushika District) to create the new and expanded city of
Kuki.
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- On October 11, 2011 - The city of
Hatogaya was merged into the expanded city of
Kawaguchi.
- On October 1, 2012 - The town of
Shiraoka (from
Minamisaitama District) was elevated to city status. This has left
Minamisaitama District with one municipality.
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Planned/Future Mergers
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