Gyoda [city] - Gyoda

Japanese: 行田[市] - ぎょうだ

A city in northern Saitama Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1949. It occupies an alluvial plain between the Tone River and the Arakawa River. Oshi, located in the center of the city, was built by Narita Chikayasu at the end of the 15th century and developed as a castle town. Since the Kan'ei era, it has been known as a producer of Gyoda tabi, but in recent years, the production has decreased and shifted to clothing and socks. Since the 1960s, precision equipment, transportation equipment, metals and other industries have flourished. The rural areas are still rich in rice, wheat and vegetables. The area around the Saitama (Sakitama) Kofun Group (historic site) in the southeast was developed as Sakitama Fudoki no Oka in 1969. In Suka in the north, there is the Tone Ozeki, which takes water for the water supply from the Tone River to be sent to Tokyo and other areas. The Chichibu Railway runs through the city. In January 2006, Minamikawahara Village in Kitasaitama County was incorporated. The area is 67.49 ^km2 . 85,786 people (2010).

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Japanese:

埼玉県北部の市。1949年市制。利根川と荒川にはさまれた沖積平野を占める。中心の忍(おし)は15世紀末，成田親泰が忍城を築き，その城下町として発達。寛永年間以来，行田たびの産地として知られたが，近年は減少し，衣服，靴下などの生産に変わった。1960年代以降は精密機器，輸送用機器，金属などの工業が盛んである。農村部は現在でも米，麦，野菜の多産地。南東部の埼玉(さきたま)古墳群（史跡）一帯は，1969年さきたま風土記の丘として整備された。北部の須加には利根川から東京都などへ送る上水道用水を取水する利根大堰(おおぜき)がある。秩父鉄道が通じる。2006年１月北埼玉郡南河原村を編入。67.49km²。８万5786人（2010）。

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