Ina, Saitama

Ina
伊奈町
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Ina Town Hall

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Location of Ina in Saitama Prefecture
Ina

 

Coordinates: 36°0′0.3″N 139°37′27″E / 36.000083°N 139.62417°E / 36.000083; 139.62417Coordinates: 36°0′0.3″N 139°37′27″E / 36.000083°N 139.62417°E / 36.000083; 139.62417
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Saitama Prefecture
District Kitaadachi
Area
 • Total 14.79 km2 (5.71 sq mi)
Population (February 2016)
 • Total 44,532
 • Density 3,010/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Osmanthus fragrans
- Flower Rose
Phone number 048-721-2111
Address 9493 Komuro, Ina-machi, Kitaadachi-gun, Saitama-ken 362-8517
Website Official website

Ina (伊奈町 Ina-machi) is a town in Kitaadachi District, Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the town had an estimated population of 44,532 and a population density of 3010 persons per km². Its total area was 14.79 square kilometres (5.71 sq mi).

Geography

Located in central-east Saitama Prefecture, Ina is in the flatlands of the Kantō plains.

Surrounding municipalities

History

During the early Edo period, Ina was home to the short-lived (1590-1619) Komuro Domainfounded by Ina Tadatsugu under the Tokugawa shogunate. It was afterward ruled as hatamoto territory.

The villages of Komuro and Kobari were created in Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. They were merged on July 15, 1943 to form the village of Ina.

Ina was elevated to town status on November 1, 1970.

Economy

The economy of Ina is primarily agricultural.

Education

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Ina is not served by any expressways or public highways

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