Misato, Saitama (town)

Misato 美里町
Town
Misato town office
Flag Seal
Location of Misato in Saitama Prefecture
Misato
Coordinates: 36°10′37.8″N 139°10′53.2″E / 36.177167°N 139.181444°E / 36.177167; 139.181444Coordinates: 36°10′37.8″N 139°10′53.2″E / 36.177167°N 139.181444°E / 36.177167; 139.181444
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama Prefecture
District	Kodama
Area
• Total	33.41 km2 (12.90 sq mi)
Population (February 2016)
• Total	11,170
• Density	334/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Japanese Red Pine
- Flower	Chrysanthemum
Phone number	0495-76-1111
Address	323-1 Kibe, Misato-cho, Kodama-gun, Saitama-ken 367-0194
Website	Official website

Misato (美里町, Misato-machi) is a town located in Kodama District, Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016,the town had an estimated population of 11,170 and a population density of 334 persons per km². Its total area was 33.41 square kilometres (12.90 sq mi).

Geography

Located in western Saitama Prefecture, Misato is on the central reaches of the Arakawa River and is approximately 70 kilometers from downtown Tokyo.

Surrounding municipalities

• Saitama Prefecture
  • Fukaya
  • Honjō
  • Minano
  • Nagatoro

History

Mastuhisa, Ozawa and Higashikodama villages were created within Naka District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Naka District was abolished in 1896, becoming part of Kodama District. The three villages merged to form the village of Misato on October 1, 1954. Misato was elevated to town status on October 1. 1984.

Economy

• Eisai has a pharmaceutical plant in Misato, which is a major local employer.

Education

Misato has three elementary schools and one middle school.

Transportation

Railway

• JR East - Hachikō Line
  • Matsuhisa

Highway

• Kan-Etsu Expressway
• Japan National Route 254

External links

Media related to Misato, Saitama (town) at Wikimedia Commons

• 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