Ina, Saitama

Ina 伊奈町
Town
Ina Town Hall
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Location of Ina in Saitama Prefecture
Ina
Coordinates: 36°0′0.3″N 139°37′27″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama Prefecture
District	Kitaadachi
Area
• Total	14.79 km2 (5.71 sq mi)
Population  (February 2016)
• Total	44,532
• Density	3,010/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Osmanthus fragrans
- Flower	Rose
Phone number	048-721-2111
Address	9493 Komuro, Ina-machi, Kitaadachi-gun, Saitama-ken 362-8517
Website	http://www.town.saitama-ina.lg.jp/

Ina (伊奈町, Ina-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the town had an estimated population of 44,532, and a population density of 3010 persons per km². Its total area is 14.79 square kilometres (5.71 sq mi).

Geography

Located in central-east Saitama Prefecture, Ina is in the flatlands of the Kantō plains.

Surrounding municipalities

• Saitama Prefecture
  • Ageo
  • Okegawa
  • Hasuda

History

During the early Edo period, Ina was home to the short-lived (1590-1619) Komuro Domainfounded by Ina Tadatsugu under the Tokugawa shogunate. It was afterward ruled as hatamoto territory.

The villages of Komuro and Kobari were created in Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. They were merged on July 15, 1943 to form the village of Ina.

Ina was elevated to town status on November 1, 1970.

Economy

The economy of Ina is primarily agricultural.

Education

• Nihon Pharmaceutical University
• Ina has four elementary schools, three middle schools, two combined middle/high schools and one high school.

Transportation

Railway

• Saitama New Urban Transit - New Shuttle
  • Maruyama - Shiku - Ina-Chūō - Hanuki - Uchijuku

Highway

Ina is not served by any expressways or public highways

Local attractions

• Saitama Cancer Center
• Saitama Prefectural Mental Health Center

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)