Miyashiro, Saitama

Miyashiro

宮代町
Miyashiro 宮代町
Town
	Miyashiro town office
	Flag Seal
	Location of Miyashiro in Saitama Prefecture
	Miyashiro
	Coordinates: 36°1′21.6″N 139°43′21.8″E / 36.022667°N 139.722722°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama
District	Minamisaitama
Area
• Total	15.95 km2 (6.16 sq mi)
Population (March 2021)
• Total	33,823
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Castanopsis
- Flower	Magnolia liliiflora
Phone number	0480-34-1111
Address	1-4-1 Kasahara, Miyashiro-machi, Minamisaitama-gun, Saitama-ken 345-8504
Website	Official website

Miyashiro (宮代町, Miyashiro-machi) is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021^[update], the town had an estimated population of 33,823 in 15,234 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km².^[1] The total area of the town is 15.95 square kilometres (6.16 sq mi).

Geography

Miyashiro is located in central-west Saitama Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

Saitama Prefecture

Climate

Miyashiro has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Miyashiro is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1408 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.7 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Miyashiro has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1920	6,836	—
1930	7,116	+4.1%
1940	7,584	+6.6%
1950	10,463	+38.0%
1960	11,115	+6.2%
1970	16,656	+49.9%
1980	29,537	+77.3%
1990	33,837	+14.6%
2000	35,193	+4.0%
2010	33,641	−4.4%
2020	34,147	+1.5%

History

The villages of Monma and Suka were created within Minamisaitama District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The two villages were merged on July 20, 1955 to form the town of Miyashiro. Ina was elevated to town status on November 1, 1970. The origin of the town's name comes from the shrines of the largest villages. "Miya" was taken from Himemiya shrine (姫宮神社) in Himemiya village and "shiro" from Konoshiro shrine (身代神社) in Suka village.

Government

Miyashiro has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. Miyashiro, together with the city of Shiraoka, contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Saitama 11th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Miyashiro is primarily agricultural.

Education

Nippon Institute of Technology
Miyashiro has four public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.