Arakawa, Saitama

Coordinates: 35°57′00″N 139°01′59″E / 35.950°N 139.033°E / 35.950; 139.033
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Arakawa (荒川村, Arakawa-mura) was a village located in Chichibu District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,184 and a density of 131.66 persons per km2. The total area was 46.97 km2.

On April 1, 2005, Arakawa, along with the town of Yoshida, and the village of Ōtaki (all from Chichibu District (all from Chichibu District), was merged into the expanded city of Chichibu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "総務省|令和2年版 地方財政白書|資料編 〔附属資料〕 昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.

35°57′00″N 139°01′59″E / 35.950°N 139.033°E / 35.950; 139.033