Hasuda, Saitama

Hasuda 蓮田市
City
Hasuda City Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Hasuda in Saitama Prefecture
Hasuda Location of Hasuda in Saitama Prefecture
Coordinates: 35°59′40.2″N 139°39′44.6″E / 35.994500°N 139.662389°E / 35.994500; 139.662389Coordinates: 35°59′40.2″N 139°39′44.6″E / 35.994500°N 139.662389°E / 35.994500; 139.662389
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama Prefecture
Area
• Total	27.28 km2 (10.53 sq mi)
Population (February 2016)
• Total	62,284
• Density	2,280/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	flowering dogwood
- Flower	Nymphaea
Phone number	048-768-3111
Address	2799-1 Kurohama, Hasuda-shi, Saitama-ken 349-0193
Website	Official website

Hasuda (蓮田市, Hasuda-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 62,284 and a population density of 2280 persons per km². Its total area was 27.28 square kilometres (10.53 sq mi).

Geography

Located in eastern Saitama Prefecture, Hasuda is directly north of the prefectural capital of Saitama City.

Surrounding municipalities

• Saitama Prefecture
  • Saitama
  • Okegawa
  • Ageo
  • Kuki
  • Shiraoka
  • Ina

History

The area of modern Hasuda has been settled since the prehistoric period, and there are numerous archaeological sites, including shell middens and burial mounds within the city limits. In addition, traces of samurai residences and castles from the Sengoku period remain. Much of what is now Hasuda was part of Iwatsuki Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. After the Meiji restoration, the village of Ayase was created within Minamisaitama District with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to town status on October 1, 1934 and renamed Hasuda. Hasuda annexed the neighboring villages of Kurohama and Hirano on May 3, 1954 and was elevated to city status on October 1, 1972.

On March 31, 2010, Hasuda was to be merged with the neighboring town of Shiraoka (from Minamisaitama District).^[1] However, the merger was canceled shortly after Shiraoka managed to grow its population to 50,000 people, qualifying it as a city.

Economy

Due to this location, Hasuda is primarily a bedroom community with over half of its population commuting to neighboring Saitama City or to the Tokyo metropolis for work. However, much of the city remains agricultural.

Education

Transportation

Railway

• JR East - Utsunomiya Line
  • Hasuda

Highway

• Tōhoku Expressway
• Japan National Route 122

Local attractions

• Kurohama Shell Midden, a Jomon period National Historic Monument

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hasuda, Saitama.

• Official website (Japanese)

Saitama Prefecture
Saitama (capital)
Wards of Saitama	Chūō Iwatsuki Kita Midori Minami Minuma Nishi Ōmiya Sakura Urawa
Core cities	Kawagoe Koshigaya
Special cities	Kasukabe Kawaguchi Kumagaya
Cities	Ageo Asaka Chichibu Fujimi Fujimino Fukaya Gyōda Hannō Hanyū Hasuda Hidaka Higashimatsuyama Honjō Iruma Kazo Kitamoto Kōnosu Kuki Misato Niiza Okegawa Sakado Satte Sayama Shiki Shiraoka Sōka Toda Tokorozawa Tsurugashima Wakō Warabi Yashio Yoshikawa
Chichibu District	Higashichichibu Minano Nagatoro Ogano Yokoze
Hiki District	Hatoyama Kawajima Namegawa Ogawa Ranzan Tokigawa Yoshimi
Iruma District	Miyoshi Moroyama Ogose
Kitaadachi District	Ina
Kitakatsushika District	Matsubushi Sugito
Kodama District	Kamikawa Kamisato Misato
Minamisaitama District	Miyashiro
Ōsato District	Yorii
List of mergers in Saitama Prefecture