Midori-ku, Saitama
緑区
Midori Ward
Midori Ward Office, Saitama City
Midori Ward Office, Saitama City
Location of Midori-ku in Saitama
Location of Midori-ku in Saitama
Midori-ku, Saitama is located in Japan
Midori-ku, Saitama
Midori-ku, Saitama
 
Coordinates: 35°52′15.9″N 139°41′2.7″E / 35.871083°N 139.684083°E / 35.871083; 139.684083
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
PrefectureSaitama
CitySaitama
Area
  Total26.44 km2 (10.21 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2021)
  Total129,705
  Density4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeSakura
-FlowerCornus florida
-BirdEgret
Phone number048-835-3156
Address975-1 Oji-Nakao Midori-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 374-1111 338-0002
WebsiteOfficial website
Saitama Stadium

Midori-ku (緑区, Midori-ku) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the southeastern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 129,705 and a population density of 4,900 persons per km2. Its total area was 26.44 square kilometres (10.21 sq mi).[1]

Geography

A wide area of green farmland, Minuma Rice Paddies, forms the central part of the ward. The major river system includes the Shiba River, the Ayanose River, and the Minuma Irrigational Canal. In the southern section of the ward runs the Tōhoku Expressway.

Neighboring Municipalities

Saitama Prefecture

History

The first people who stayed permanently in this area are considered to have arrived approximately twenty five thousand years ago. Paleolithic archaeological sites found in the area include Matsuki (松木), Wadakita (和田北), Kitajukunishi (北宿西), and Mamiya Miyaushiro (間宮宮後). In the early modern period, the area witnessed large-scale civil engineering projects: the construction of the Minuma Reservoir (見沼溜井, Minuma Tamei), the demolition of the reservoir, and the creation of the Minuma Irrigational Canal (見沼代用水, Minumadai Yōsui). Daimon-shuku (大門宿) became one of the post stations of the Nikkō Onari Kaidō.[2]

The villages of Tanida (谷田), Omagi (尾間木), Mimuro (三室), and Daimon (大門) were created within Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1932, Tanida was annexed by Urawa Town, which was elevated to city status on February 11, 1934. Omagi, Mimuro and Daimon merged to form the village of Misono on April 1, 1956. Misono was subsequently divided between Urawa and Kawaguchi on May 1, 1962. On May 1, 2001, the cities of Urawa, Yono and Ōmiya merged to form the new city of Saitama. When Saitama was proclaimed a designated city in 2003, the much area of corresponding to former villages of Tanida, Omagi, Mimuro and Daimon became Midori Ward.

Education

Municipal junior high schools:[3]

Municipal elementary schools:[4]

Transportation

Railway

JR EastMusashino Line

Saitama Rapid Railway Line

Highway

Local attractions

ÆON Urawa Misono shopping mall
  • Saitama Stadium 2002
  • ÆON Urawa Misono shopping mall
  • Saitama Prefectural Urawa Museum
  • Saitama Municipal Urawa Museum

References

  1. "Saitama city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. Official City website, retrieved on September 4, 2008
  3. "市立学校一覧 中学校(区別)". Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま市立教育研究所). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  4. "市立学校一覧 小学校(区別)". Saitama City Institute of Education (さいたま市立教育研究所). Retrieved 2023-01-03.

Official website (in Japanese)

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