Hiki (比企郡, Hiki-gun) is a district in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 145,235 and a population density of 515.31 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 281.84 km2.
Towns
editHistory
editAt the end of the Heian Period, the Hiki clan ruled the area now within Hiki District.
On February 1, 2006, the former village of Tokigawa absorbed the village of Tamagawa to form the new town of Tokigawa.[1]
References
edit- ^ "総務省｜令和2年版 地方財政白書｜資料編 〔附属資料〕 昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
36°01′37″N 139°18′14″E / 36.027°N 139.304°E
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