Moroyama, Saitama

Moroyama
Moroyama ; 毛呂山町
	Town
	Moroyama town office
	Flag Seal
	Location of Moroyama in Saitama Prefecture
	Moroyama
	Coordinates: 35°56′29.5″N 139°18′57.6″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama Prefecture
District	Iruma
Area
• Total	34.07 km2 (13.15 sq mi)
Population (February 2016)
• Total	37,171
• Density	1,090/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Yuzu
- Flower	Chrysanthemum
- Bird	Japanese white-eye
Phone number	049-295-2112
Address	1291 Iwai, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama-ken 350-0441
Website	http://www.town.moroyama.saitama.jp/

Moroyama (毛呂山町, Moroyama-machi) is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the town had an estimated population of 37,171, and a population density of 1090 persons per km². Its total area is 34.07 square kilometres (13.15 sq mi).

Geography

Located in central Saitama Prefecture, Moroyama is approximately 50 kilometers from downtown Tokyo. Approximately 40 percent of the town area is forest and mountains.

Surrounding municipalities

Saitama Prefecture
- Sakado
- Hidaka
- Hannō
- Ogose
- Hatoyama

History

The area around Moroyama has been inhabited since at least the Jōmon period, and numerous archaeological sites are within the town limits.

Moro village was created within Iruma District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Moro merged with neighboring Yamane village to form the town of Moroyama on April 1, 1939. Moroyama annexed neighboring Kawakado village on April 1, 1955. Road paving and housing developments in the early 1960s brought urbanization, population growth and change to areas previously devoted to mulberry fields. This new urban environment led to changes in the industrial structure including decreases in the agricultural population and an increase in the manufacturing and service industries.

Economy

Moroyama remains largely an agricultural town, although it has increasing become a bedroom community.

Education

Saitama Medical University
Nihon Institute of Medical Science
Moroyama has four elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school.

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Moroyama is not served by any expressways or national highways

Local attractions

Kamakita Lake
Atarashiki-mura
Izumoiwai Jinja

Noted people from Moroyama

Yuta Muto, professional baseball player
Daiya Seto, World gold medalist swimmer

External links

Official Website (in Japanese)

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