Yoshikawa, Saitama
| Yoshikawa 吉川市 | |||
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Yoshikawa City office | |||
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 Location of Yoshikawa in Saitama Prefecture | |||
  Yoshikawa Location of Yoshikawa in Saitama Prefecture | |||
| Coordinates: 35°53′37.9″N 139°50′29.1″E / 35.893861°N 139.841417°ECoordinates: 35°53′37.9″N 139°50′29.1″E / 35.893861°N 139.841417°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Saitama Prefecture | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 31.66 km2 (12.22 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 2016) | |||
| • Total | 69,970 | ||
| • Density | 2,210/km2 (5,700/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Osmanthus | ||
| Phone number | 048-982-5111 | ||
| Address | 2-1-1 Yoshikawa, Yoshikawa-shi, Saitama-ken 342-8501 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Yoshikawa (吉川市 Yoshikawa-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 69,970 and a population density of 2210 persons per km². Its total area was 31.66 square kilometres (12.22 sq mi).
Geography
Located in far eastern Saitama Prefecture, Yoshikawa is on the central reaches of the Edo River and the Naka River, and is approximately 20 kilometers from downtown Tokyo.
Surrounding municipalities
History
The area of modern Yoshikawa was tenryō territory within Shimōsa Province during the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The village of Yoshikawa was created within Kitakatsushika District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on November 1, 1915. On March 1, 1955, Yoshikawa annexed the neighboring villages of Asahi and Miwanoe. The population began to rapidly increase in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, and Yoshikawa was elevated to city status on April 1, 1996.
Economy
Due to this location, Yoshikawa is primarily a bedroom community with over 19% of its population commuting to the Tokyo metropolis for work. The area was historically known for its production of catfish.
Education
Yoshikawa has eight elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school.
Transportation
Railway
Highway
Twin towns and sister cities
Yoshikawa is twinned with:
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Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States,[1] since May 26, 1996 -
Ichinoseki Iwate, Japan since April 15, 1997
Noted people from Yoshikawa
- Yuji Nakazawa, professional soccer player
- Akira Hokuto, professional wrestler
References
- ↑ "US-Japan Sister Cities by State". Asia Matters for America. Honolulu, HI: East-West Center. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yoshikawa, Saitama. |
- Official website (Japanese)
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