Kitakatsushika District, Saitama
- Kitakatsushika District, Saitama
Kitakatsushika (北葛飾郡; -gun) is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 174,652 and a density of 1,678.54 persons per km². The total area is 104.05 km².
There are four towns in the district.
*Kurihashi
*Matsubushi
*Sugito
*Washimiya
The following cities were once part of the district, but have now merged into other towns:
*Parts of Kasukabe
*Misato
*Satte
*Yoshikawa
If all of these municipalities combined, the district will be covering the areas between both Edo and old-Tonegawa Rivers.
District Timeline
*April 1, 1964-The village of Showa gained town status.
*October 1, 1964-The village of Misato gained town status.
*April 1, 1969-The village of Matsubushi gained town status.
*May 3, 1972-The town of Misato gained city status.
*October 1, 1986-The town of Satte gained city status.
*April 1, 1996-The town of Yoshikawa gained city status.
*October 1, 2005-The town of Showa merged with the city of Kasukabe to form the new city of Kasukabe.
A planned merger of municipalities into the new city of Kuki will be implemented on March 23, 2010. The municipalities include the current city of Kuki, Shōbu in Minami Saitama District and two in Kitakatsushika District: Kurihashi and Washimiya. [http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/kanto/11.htm]
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