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Ranzan (嵐山町, Ranzan-machi) is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021^[update], the town had an estimated population of 17,755 in 8150 households and a population density of 590 persons per km².[1] The total area of the town is 29.92 square kilometres (11.55 sq mi).

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
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama
District	Hiki
Area
• Total	29.92 km2 (11.55 sq mi)
Population  (February 2021)
• Total	17,755
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- 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

Geography

Ranzan is located in central Saitama Prefecture. The Higashimatsuyama Plateau extends to the central and northern parts of the town/

Surrounding municipalities

Saitama Prefecture

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

Climate

Ranzan has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ranzan is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1746 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.5 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Ranzan increased in the 1970s and 1980s, but peaked at around the year 2000 and has started to decline.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1920	6,974	—
1930	7,268	+4.2%
1940	7,509	+3.3%
1950	9,377	+24.9%
1960	9,014	−3.9%
1970	10,465	+16.1%
1980	16,080	+53.7%
1990	18,265	+13.6%
2000	19,816	+8.5%
2010	18,885	−4.7%

History

The villages of Sugaya and Nanasato were created within Hiki District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern 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.

Government

Ranzan has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 13 members. Ranzan, together with the towns of Tokigawa, Ogawa and Namekawa, contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Saitama 10th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The economy of Ranzan is primarily agricultural; however, the town also have a large industrial park. Toppan Printing, Matsuya Foods and Myojo Foods are major employers.

Education

Ranzan has three public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a public high school, however, there is one private middle school and one private high school.

Transportation

Railway

Tōbu Railway - Tōbu Tōjō Line

• Musashi-Ranzan

Highway

• Kan-etsu Expressway
• National Route 254

Local attractions

• Site of Sugaya Yakata, National Historic Site
• Site of Sugiyama Castle, National Historic Site

References

External links

• Official Website (in Japanese)

Media related to Ranzan, Saitama at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Ranzan (Saitama)

Ranzan (jap. .mw-parser-output .Hani{font-size:110%}嵐山町, -machi) ist eine Stadt auf der japanischen Hauptinsel Honshū im Landkreis Hiki in der Präfektur Saitama.

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- [en] Ranzan, Saitama

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[es] Ranzan

Ranzan (嵐山町, Ranzan-machi?) es un pueblo en la prefectura de Saitama, Japón, localizado en el centro-este de la isla de Honshū, en la región de Kantō. El 1 de marzo de 2021 tenía una población estimada de 17 954 habitantes y una densidad de población de 600 personas por km².[5]

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[ru] Рандзан

Рандзан (яп. 嵐山町 Рандзан-мати) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Хики префектуры Сайтама. Площадь посёлка составляет 29,85 км²[1], население — 18 301 человек (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 613,10 чел./км².

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