Sayama

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Sayama-shi
狭 山 市
Sayama
Geographical location in Japan
Sayama (Japan)
Red pog.svg
Region : Kanto
Prefecture : Saitama
Coordinates : 35 ° 51 '  N , 139 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 51 '11 "  N , 139 ° 24' 44"  E
Basic data
Surface: 49.04 km²
Residents : 149,423
(October 1, 2019)
Population density : 3047 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 11215-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Flag / coat of arms of Sayama
Tree : Tea plant
Tree : azalea
Bird : Blue magpie
town hall
Address : Sayama City Hall
1 - 23 - 5 , Irumagawa
Sayama -shi
Saitama  350-1380
Website URL: http://www.city.sayama.saitama.jp
Location Sayamas in Saitama Prefecture
Location of Sayamas in the prefecture

Sayama ( Japanese 狭 山 市 , - shi ) is a Japanese city in Saitama Prefecture , about 30 minutes by train from Tokyo . The city is famous for Sayama tea .

history

The city of Sayama was established on July 1, 1954 from the merger of the municipality of Irumagawa ( 入 間 川 町 , -machi ) with the villages of Horikane ( 堀 兼 村 , -mura ), Iruma ( 入 間 村 , -mura ), Kashiwabara ( 柏 原 村 , -mura ), Mizutomi ( 水 富 村 , -mura ), and Okutomi ( 奥 富 村 , -mura ) in Iruma County .

geography

Sayama is northwest of Tokorozawa and southwest of Kawagoe .

traffic

Factories

Town twinning

  • Korea SouthSouth Korea Tongyeong , South Korea, since 1973
  • China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Hangzhou , People's Republic of China, since 1996
  • JapanJapan Tsunan , Japan, since 1997
  • United StatesUnited States Worthington , United States, since 1999

Eponyms

The asteroid (4461) Sayama , discovered on March 5, 1990, is named after the city.

Neighboring cities and communities

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Sayama  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ MPC