Ōmiya-ku (Saitama)
 Municipality of Saitama |
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 54 '23 " N , 139 ° 37' 43" E |
| surface | 12.75 km² |
| Residents | 116,915 (Oct 1, 2019) |
| Population density | 9170 inhabitants / km² |
| Community key | 11103-1 |
Administration address |
3-1 Daimonchō, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama 330-8501 |
| Website | www.city.saitama.jp/index_omiyaku.html |
Ōmiya-ku ( Japanese. 大 宮 区 ) is a district ( ku ) of the Japanese city of Saitama . Ōmiya is located on the Arakawa River near Tokyo , where most of the residents work.
history
As an independent city with over 450,000 inhabitants, Ōmiya ( 大 宮 市 , - shi ) was the administrative seat of Saitama Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan, until 2001 . On May 1, 2001 , Ōmiya was dissolved as a city (Shi) and merged with Urawa , Yono and Iwatsuki to form the new prefecture capital Saitama , in which the former city of Ōmiya forms the northern districts of Ōmiya, Kita , Nishi and Minuma .
traffic
Street
train
- JR Takasaki Line , Ōmiya Station , to Ueno (Tokyo) or Takasaki
- JR Utsunomiya Line , Ōmiya Station, to Utsunomiya and Aomori
- JR Keihin Tōhoku Line , Ōmiya Station, to Yokohama
- JR Saikyō Line
Sports
- Ōmiya Ardija (soccer)
Web links
Commons : Omiya-ku - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official Website (Japanese)