Sayama, Saitama
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Sayama (狭山市; -shi), formerly known as Irumagawa, is a city located in Saitama, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 160,917 and the density of 3,281.34 persons per km². The total area is 49.04 km².
The city was founded on July 1, 1954.
It is also the location of the assembly plant for many Honda/Acura products such as the Accord and TSX.
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[edit] Geography
Sayama City is bordered by Kawagoe, Tokorozawa, Iruma, Hanno, and Hidaka. The Iruma River flows through the city.
[edit] Law and government
The present Mayor is Yukinari Nakagawa(仲川幸成). He was elected in 2003.
[edit] Notable persons from Sayama
Matsushige Ohno(大野松茂), politician
[edit] Sister cities
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- Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg - Hangzhou
[edit] External links
- Sayama official website in Japanese
Sayama was the name of a town in the Osaka prefecture of Japan before it was reorganized into the city of Osakasayama.
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| Chuo-ku | Iwatsuki-ku | Kita-ku | Midori-ku | Minami-ku | Minuma-ku | Nishi-ku | Omiya-ku | Sakura-ku | Urawa-ku | |||
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| Ageo | Asaka | Chichibu | Fujimi | Fujimino | Fukaya | Gyoda | Hanno | Hanyu | Hasuda | Hatogaya | Hidaka | Higashimatsuyama | Honjo | Iruma | Kasukabe | Kawagoe | Kawaguchi | Kazo | Kitamoto | Koshigaya | Kounosu | Kuki | Kumagaya | Misato | Niiza | Okegawa | Saitama (capital) | Sakado | Satte | Sayama | Shiki | Soka | Toda | Tokorozawa | Tsurugashima | Wako | Warabi | Yashio | Yoshikawa | |||
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| Chichibu | Hiki | Iruma | Kitaadachi | Kitakatsushika | Kitasaitama | Kodama | Minami Saitama | Osato | |||
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