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Urawa-ku, Saitama 浦和区 | |
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| Urawa Ward | |
 Saitama City Hall | |
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 Location of Urawa-ku inSaitama | |
  Urawa-ku, Saitama | |
| Coordinates:35°51′41.8″N139°38′43.8″E / 35.861611°N 139.645500°E /35.861611; 139.645500 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Saitama |
| City | Saitama |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.51 km2 (4.44 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2021) | |
• Total | 166,322 |
| • Density | 14,450/km2 (37,430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| -Flower | Catharanthus roseus |
| Phone number | 048-835-3156 |
| Address | 6-4-1 Tokiwa, Urawa-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-0586 |
| Website | Official website |
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Urawa (浦和区,Urawa-ku) is one of tenwards of the city ofSaitama, inSaitama Prefecture,Japan. Located in the northeast of the city, Urawa is the governmental center of Saitama and houses most of the city's administrative offices including the city hall, as well as the offices ofSaitama Prefectural government. Also, there areseveral newspaper branch offices and three broadcasting stations.
Urawa Ward is within the Ōmiya Plateau of theKantō plain, in the south-central portion of Saitama City.
Urawa-ku is surrounded byMidori-ku (to the east),Minami-ku (south),Chūō-ku (west),Ōmiya-ku (north), andMinuma-ku (northeast) of Saitama city.
In theEdo period, Urawa-ku flourished asUrawa-shuku, apost station on theNakasendō highway, which connectedEdo withKyoto. Following theMeiji restoration, Urawa Prefecture was established, and in 1871 merged with Iwatsuki, Urawa, and Oshi Prefectures merged to formSaitama Prefecture, and Urawa as the capital. The modern town of Urawa was officially created withinKitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
After the1923 Great Kantō earthquake many intellectuals, especially painters, moved to Urawa from Tokyo,Yokohama, and other cities in southernKantō region. In 1932, Urawa annexed the neighboring villages of Yada and Kisaki, and was elevated to city status on February 11, 1934. Urawa expanded further by annexing the villages of Omagi and Mimuro on April 17, 1940 and town of Mutsuji on April 1, 1942. DuringWorld War II, Urawa was bombed twice byAllied forces in April and May 1945.
Urawa continued to expand after the end of the war, absorbing the villages of Tsuchiai and Okubo on January 1, 1955 and part of the town of Toda on April 1, 1959 and part of the village of Misono on May 1, 1962.
On May 1, 2001 Urawa merged withŌmiya andYono to form Saitama City. In April 2003 Saitama became acity designated by government ordinance, and now the area of former Urawa City was divided betweenSakura-ku, Urawa-ku,Minami-ku, andMidori-ku.
As of 1 March 2021[update], the ward had an estimatedpopulation of 166,322 and apopulation density of 14,000 persons per km2. Its total area was 11.51 square kilometres (4.44 sq mi).[1]
Urawa has the second largest population of any ward in Saitama, only behindMinami-ku. The population density is the highest of all the city's wards. As of 2013, the proportion of households with an annual income of 10 million yen (about $102,459)[2] about or more is 15.3%. This is 13th largest of any city ward or municipality in Japan.[3]
As of 2010, university graduates account for 43.4% of the population age 25 or older. This ranks 15th in Japan.[4]
Urawa-ku has 12 elementary schools, five junior high schools, and six high schools.
The City of Saitama operates Urawashi Junior and Senior High School (浦和中学校・高等学校).
Public junior high schools:[5]
Municipal elementary schools:[6]
The Embassy of South Korea in Tokyo maintains the Korea Education Institution (Korean:사이타마한국교육원,Japanese:埼玉韓国教育院) in Urawa Ward.[7]
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4-16-7 Tokiwa, Urawa-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken, 330-0061(〒), Japan
Official website(in Japanese)
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