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Gyoda, Saitama

Gyōda
行田市
City
Gyōda City Hall
Gyōda City Hall
Flag of Gyōda
Flag
Official seal of Gyōda
Seal
Location of Gyōda in Saitama Prefecture
Location of Gyōda in Saitama Prefecture
Gyōda is located in Japan
Gyōda
Gyōda
Location of Gyōda in Saitama Prefecture
Coordinates: 36°8′20″N 139°27′20.3″E / 36.13889°N 139.455639°E / 36.13889; 139.455639Coordinates: 36°8′20″N 139°27′20.3″E / 36.13889°N 139.455639°E / 36.13889; 139.455639
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Saitama Prefecture
Area
 • Total 67.49 km2 (26.06 sq mi)
Population (February 2016)
 • Total 81,871
 • Density 1,210/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
– Tree Ginkgo biloba
– Flower Chrysanthemum, Nelumbo nucifera
Phone number 048-556-1111
Address 2–5 Honmaru, Gyoda-shi, Saitama-ken 361-8601
Website Official website

Gyōda (行田市 Gyōda-shi?) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 81,871 and a population density of 1210 persons per km². Its total area was 67.49 square kilometres (26.06 sq mi).

Gyōda is located in north-central Saitama Prefecture, with the Tone River separating it from Gunma Prefecture. The entire city is located on the alluvial plain of the Tone River and the Arakawa River.

Gyōda contains many Kofun period burial mounds and has been inhabited since prehistoric times. “Saitama” is a local place name within Gyōda, and is recorded in Nara period documents. During the Sengoku period, Oshi Castle famously withstood a siege by Ishida Mitsunari in 1590. During the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate, the castle was the center of Oshi Domain, ruled by a branch of the Matsudaira clan until 1871, during which time the castle town prospered from its location on the Nakasendō highway.


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