Sakura-ku, Saitama 桜区 | |
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| Sakura Ward | |
 Sakura Ward Office, Saitama City | |
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 Location of Sakura-ku inSaitama | |
  Sakura-ku, Saitama | |
| Coordinates:35°51′20.8″N139°36′35.6″E / 35.855778°N 139.609889°E /35.855778; 139.609889 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Saitama |
| City | Saitama |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.64 km2 (7.20 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2021) | |
• Total | 95,829 |
| • Density | 5,141/km2 (13,320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Sakura |
| -Flower | Primula sieboldii |
| Phone number | 048-835-3156 |
| Address | 4-3-1 Dōjō, Sakura-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 338-8586 |
| Website | Official website |
Sakura-ku (桜区,Sakura-ku) is one of tenwards of the city ofSaitama, inSaitama Prefecture,Japan, and is located in the southwestern part of the city.
As of 1 March 2021[update], the ward had an estimatedpopulation of 95,829 and apopulation density of 5,100 persons per km². Its total area was 18.64 square kilometres (7.20 sq mi).[1]
Sakura Ward is located in the far southwestern corner of Saitama City on the floodplain of theArakawa River and the Kamo River.
Saitama Prefecture
The area of modern Sakura Ward has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and there are manykofun burial mounds in the area.The villages of Okubo and Tsuchiai and Miyamoto were created withinKitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On January 1, 1955 these villages were annexed by Urawa City. On May 1, 2001 the cities of Urawa, Yono and Ōmiya merged to form the new city of Saitama. When Saitama was proclaimed adesignated city in 2003, the area corresponding to former Okubo and most of former became Sakura Ward. The name of Sakura-ku means "Cherry-ward" literally, though it refers toSakura-sō (Japanese primrose), as this area has been well known for wild primrose flowers.
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Official website(in Japanese)
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