Fukaya, Saitama

Fukaya
深谷市
City

Fukaya City Hall

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Location of Fukaya in Saitama Prefecture
Fukaya

 

Coordinates: 36°11′50.9″N 139°16′53.4″E / 36.197472°N 139.281500°E / 36.197472; 139.281500Coordinates: 36°11′50.9″N 139°16′53.4″E / 36.197472°N 139.281500°E / 36.197472; 139.281500
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Saitama Prefecture
Area
 • Total 138.37 km2 (53.42 sq mi)
Population (February 2016)
 • Total 143,696
 • Density 1,040/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
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Phone number 048-571-1211
Address 11-1 Nakamachi, Fukaya-shi, Saitama-ken 366-8501
Website Official website
Fukuya Station
Eiichi Shibusawa Memorial Museum

Fukaya (深谷市 Fukaya-shi)} is a city located in northern Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 144,696 and a population density of 1040 persons per km². Its total area was 138.37 square kilometres (53.42 sq mi). It is famous for a variety of welsh onions or Fukaya-negi (深谷ネギ).

Geography

Fukaya is located on the northern border of Saitama Prefecture, in the flatlands of the Kantō plain. Both the Tone River and the Arakawa River flow through the city.

Surrounding municipalities

History

Fukaya was the site of a castle built by the Uesugi clan in 1456, and later the site of Okabe Domain a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. In the Edo era, Fukaya-shuku was a major post town on the Nakasendō (中山道) highway, boasting over 80 inns.

The modern town of Fukaya was established within Hanzawa District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Hanzawa District was abolished in 1896, becoming part of Ōsato District.

Fukaya merged with the villages of Aketo, Hatara, Oyori and Fujisawa on January 1, 1955, and was elevated to city status. It annexed the village of Toyosato on April 1, 1973.

On January 1, 2006, the towns of Hanazono, Kawamoto and Okabe (all from Ōsato District) were merged into Fukaya.

Economy

The economy of Fukaya is dominated by agriculture, with welsh onions and tulips as famous local crops. Industrial parks are located in the eastern portion of the city, and the manufacture of bricks is a major local industry.

Education

Universities

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Sister cities

Fukaya has three sister cities:

Local attractions

Noted people from Fukaya

References

  1. 1 2 "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Consolidation of Local Governments in Japan and Effects on Sister City Relationships," Consulate General of Japan, San Francisco

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