Urawa [city] - Urawa

Japanese: 浦和[市] - うらわ

An old city in the southeastern part of Saitama Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1934. It is made up of a plateau and the surrounding lowlands. The central city developed as a post town on the Nakasendo road, and the prefectural office was established there in 1876, which led to rapid development. The city is connected to the Tohoku Main Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Musashino Line, Saikyo Line, Saitama Rapid Railway Line, Tohoku Expressway, and Tokyo Outer Ring Expressway. Since it sustained little damage in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, many people moved there from Tokyo, and after World War II, many companies moved there in the 1950s and 1960s, and the population increased rapidly, making it a satellite city of Tokyo, with many commuters. As housing development progresses, some companies have moved out, but food, machinery, chemical, and other industries are active. Lotus root, water chestnut, and seedlings are specialty products in rural areas. There are the National Saitama University, Tajimagahara, where primroses grow, Japan's oldest lock-type canal, and Minuma Tsusenbori (historic site). In May 2001, it merged with Omiya City and Yono City to form Saitama City. Area: 70.67 ^km2 . Population: 484,834 (2000).
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Japanese:

埼玉県南東部の旧市。1934年市制。台地とその周辺の低地からなる。中心市街は中山道の宿場町として発達，1876年県庁が置かれ急速に発展。東北本線，京浜東北線，武蔵野線，埼京線，埼玉高速鉄道線，東北自動車道，東京外環自動車道が通じる。1923年の関東大震災で被害が少なかったため，東京からの転入者が多く，第２次世界大戦後，1950年―1960年代には企業も多数進出し，人口も急増して東京の衛星都市となり，通勤者が多い。宅地化が進むにつれて企業の中には転出するものも出ているが，食品，機械，化学などの工業が行われる。農村部ではれんこん，クワイ，苗木を特産。国立埼玉大学，サクラソウ自生地の田島ヶ原，日本最古の閘門(こうもん)式運河，見沼通船堀（史跡）がある。2001年５月大宮市，与野市と合併してさいたま市となる。70.67km²。48万4834人（2000）。
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