Minami-Saitama (南埼玉郡 , Minami-Saitama-gun ) is a
district located in
Saitama Prefecture ,
Japan .
As of 2012
[update] , the district has an estimated
population of 33,405 and a
density of 2,090 persons per km2 . The total area is 15.95 km2 .
Towns and villages
District timeline
1871 (first wave of prefectural mergers): The part of
Saitama District that would later become Minami-Saitama becomes completely part of
Saitama Prefecture which is named after the district.
1879 (reactivation and reorganization of
ancient provincial districts as modern prefectural subdivision): Saitama District is split into
North- (Kita-) and South (Minami-) Saitama, the district government of South Saitama is set up in
Iwatsuki
1889 administrative map of five districts in Southeastern Saitama with the municipalities (numbers) and municipal associations (chōson kumiai ; letters) of South Saitama District; colours indicate current/recent (2011) municipalities. 1. represents Iwatsuki Town, the district seat. Miyashiro Town, the last remaining municipality after the Great Heisei mergers, was created in 1955 by the merger of 39. Monma Village (百間村) and 40. Suka Village (須賀村).
1889 (Great Meiji mergers & introduction of
modern municipalities ): Minami-Saitama is subdivided into 6
towns and 44
villages
1923: The Minami-Saitama district assembly is abolished.
1926: The Minami-Saitama district government is abolished, and it becomes a purely geographical unit.
November 3, 1954
The town of Iwatsuki gained city status.
The town of Koshigaya was created by merging with 2 towns and 8 villages.
January 1, 1955 - The town of Washinomiya merged with the village of Sakurada from
Kitakatsushika District to form the town of
Washinomiya in
Kitakatsushika District .
July 20, 1955 - The villages of Momoki and Suka merged to form the town of
Miyashiro .
August 1, 1955 - The village of Kawayanagi merged into the town of Soka in
Kitaadachi District (now the city of
Soka ).
November 3, 1955 - Parts of the town of Soka in
Kitaadachi District merged into the town of Koshigaya.
January 1, 1956 - Parts of the city of
Iwatsuki merged into the town of Hasuda.
September 28, 1956
Parts of the village of Hachijo merged with the villages of Yawata and Shiodomari to form the village of Yashio.
The remaining parts of Hachijo merged into the town of Soka in
Kitaadachi District .
November 3, 1958 - The town of Koshigaya gained city status.
October 1, 1964 - The village of Yashio gained town status.
October 1, 1971 - The town of Kuki gained city status.
January 15, 1972 - The town of Yashio gained city status.
October 1, 1972 - The town of Hasuda gained city status.
March 23, 2010 - The town of
Shōbu , along with the towns of
Kurihashi and
Washimiya , both from
Kitakatsushika District , merged with the city of
Kuki to form the new city of
Kuki .
[1]
October 1, 2012 - The town of
Shiraoka gained city status. This leaves Minami Saitama District with one municipality.
[2]
References
36°01′36″N 139°40′52″E / 36.0266°N 139.681°E / 36.0266; 139.681