Yono [city] - Yono

Japanese: 与野[市] - よの

An old city in the southeastern part of Saitama Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1958. The eastern and western parts are plateaus, and the Konuma irrigation canal flows through the lowlands in the center. The city developed as a post town on the Kamakura Kaido road in the Middle Ages, and as a post town and market town in the early modern period. Yono Station on the Tohoku Main Line was opened at the eastern end in 1912, and urbanization centered around the station. In 1985, the Saikyo Line ran through the center of the city, further promoting residential development. Automobile-related and general machinery industries are thriving, and automobile sales are the main business in commerce. In May 2001, it merged with Urawa City and Omiya City to form Saitama City. 8.29 ^km2 . Population: 82,939 (2001).
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Japanese:

埼玉県南東部の旧市。1958年市制。東部と西部は台地で，中央の低地に鴻沼(こうぬま)用水が流れる。市街は，中世は鎌倉街道の宿場町，近世は宿場町，市場町として発達。1912年東端に東北本線与野駅が開設されて，駅を中心に市街地化し，1985年埼京線が市域中央部を縦貫して更に宅地化が進んだ。自動車関連，一般機械などの工業が盛んで，商業でも自動車販売業が中心となっている。2001年５月浦和市，大宮市と合併してさいたま市となる。8.29km²。８万2939人（2000）。
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