Kisai (騎西町, Kisai-machi) was a town located in Kitasaitama District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Kisai
騎西 | |
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Former municipality | |
 Location of Kisai in Saitama Prefecture | |
  Kisai Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 36°6′N 139°34′E / 36.100°N 139.567°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Saitama Prefecture |
| District | Kitasaitama |
| Merged | March 23, 2010 (now part of Kazo) |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.60 km2 (11.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 19,884 |
| • Density | 695.24/km2 (1,800.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Website | Kisai |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Wisteria |
| Tree | Ginkgo |
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 20,105 and a density of 702.97 persons per km2. The total area was 28.60 km2.
On March 23, 2010, Kisai, along with the towns of Kitakawabe and Ōtone (all from Kitasaitama District), was merged into the expanded city of Kazo.[1] Kitasaitama District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
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.
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