Ranzan, Saitama

Ranzan 嵐山町
Town
Ranzan town office
Flag Seal
Location of Ranzan in Saitama Prefecture
Ranzan
Coordinates: 36°3′23.5″N 139°19′13.8″E / 36.056528°N 139.320500°E / 36.056528; 139.320500Coordinates: 36°3′23.5″N 139°19′13.8″E / 36.056528°N 139.320500°E / 36.056528; 139.320500
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama Prefecture
District	Hiki
Area
• Total	29.92 km2 (11.55 sq mi)
Population (February 2016)
• Total	18,319
• Density	612/km2 (1,590/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Prunus mume
- Flower	Azalea
Phone number	0493-62-2150
Address	1030-1 Sugiyama, Ranzan-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken 355-0211
Website	Official website

Ranzan (嵐山町, Ranzan-machi) is a town located in Hiki District, Saitama Prefecture, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the town had an estimated population of 18,319 and a population density of 612 persons per km². Its total area was 29.92 square kilometres (11.55 sq mi).

Geography

Ranzan is located in central Saitama Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

• Saitama Prefecture
  • Fukaya
  • Higashimatsuyama
  • Kumagaya
  • Ogawa
  • Namegawa
  • Tokigawa
  • Hatoyama
  • Yorii

History

The villages of Sugaya and Nanasato were created within Hiki District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The two villages merged on April 15, 1955 as Sugaya village, which was elevated to town status on April 15, 1967, taking the name of Ranzan.

Economy

The economy of Ranzan is primarily agricultural.

Education

Ranzan has three elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school.

Transportation

Railway

• Tobu Railway - Tōbu Tōjō Line
  • Musashi-Ranzan

Highway

• Kan-Etsu Expressway – Ranzan-Ogawa IC, Ranzan PC
• Japan National Route 254

Local attractions

• site of Sugaya Castle
• site of Sugiyama Castle

External links

Media related to Ranzan, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)

Saitama Prefecture
Saitama (capital)
Wards of Saitama	Chūō Iwatsuki Kita Midori Minami Minuma Nishi Ōmiya Sakura Urawa
Core cities	Kawagoe Koshigaya
Special cities	Kasukabe Kawaguchi Kumagaya
Cities	Ageo Asaka Chichibu Fujimi Fujimino Fukaya Gyōda Hannō Hanyū Hasuda Hidaka Higashimatsuyama Honjō Iruma Kazo Kitamoto Kōnosu Kuki Misato Niiza Okegawa Sakado Satte Sayama Shiki Shiraoka Sōka Toda Tokorozawa Tsurugashima Wakō Warabi Yashio Yoshikawa
Chichibu District	Higashichichibu Minano Nagatoro Ogano Yokoze
Hiki District	Hatoyama Kawajima Namegawa Ogawa Ranzan Tokigawa Yoshimi
Iruma District	Miyoshi Moroyama Ogose
Kitaadachi District	Ina
Kitakatsushika District	Matsubushi Sugito
Kodama District	Kamikawa Kamisato Misato
Minamisaitama District	Miyashiro
Ōsato District	Yorii
List of mergers in Saitama Prefecture