| Ōmiya-ku, Saitama | |
| Official Name: | Ōmiya Ward |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Ward |
| Seal Alt: | 130px |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 35.9064°N 139.6286°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kantō |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Saitama |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name3: | Saitama |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.80 |
| Population Total: | 119298 |
| Population As Of: | March 1, 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | -Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Sakura |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 048-835-3156 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 3-1 Daimon, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken 330-8501 |
is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the northeastern part of the city., the ward had an estimated population of 119,298 and a population density of 9,300 persons per km². Its total area was 12.8sqkm.[1] Although Urawa-ku is the governmental center of Saitama City, Ōmiya-ku is the most active commercial and business centre in both Saitama City and Saitama Prefecture thanks to its transport infrastructure, especially railways connected at Ōmiya Station.
Ōmiya Ward is within the Ōmiya Terrace of the Kantō plain, in the center of Saitama City. It is in the Greater Tokyo Area and about 25 km north of central Tokyo.
Ōmiya-ku is surrounded by Nishi-ku (to the west), Kita-ku (north), Minuma-ku (east), Urawa-ku (southeast), Chūō-ku (south), and Sakura-ku (southwest).
See also: Ōmiya, Saitama. Ōmiya derives its name from a famous Shinto shrine, the Hikawa Shrine, which has been a place of pilgrimage since at least the Heian period. During the Edo period, the area flourished as Ōmiya-shuku, a post station on the Nakasendō highway, which connected Edo with Kyoto. Following the Meiji restoration, it became part of Urawa Prefecture which merged with Iwatsuki, Urawa, and Oshi Prefectures in 1871 to form Saitama Prefecture. The modern town of Ōmiya was officially created within Kitaadachi District, Saitama with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
On November 3, 1940 Ōmiya merged with the neighboring villages of Mihashi, Osato, Miyahara and Nisshin and was elevated to city status. Ōmiya continued to expand after the end of the war, absorbing the villages of Sashiougi, Mamiya, Uemizu, Katayanagi, Haruoka, and Nanasato on January 1, 1955.
On May 1, 2001 Ōmiya merged with Urawa and Yono to form Saitama City. In April 2003 Saitama became a city designated by government ordinance, and now the area of former Ōmiya City was divided between Kita-ku (north), Minuma-ku (east), Nishi-ku (west), and Ōmiya-ku (south).
Tertiary:
Urawa-ku has nine elementary schools, seven junior high schools, and eight high schools.
Public junior high schools:[2]
Municipal elementary schools:[3]
The ward also has a North Korean school, Saitama Korean Elementary and Middle School (埼玉朝鮮初中級学校). This school was previously in the City of Ōmiya.[4]
JR East – Tohoku Shinkansen / Joetsu Shinkansen / Akita Shinkansen / Yamagata Shinkansen / Hokuriku Shinkansen / Kawagoe Line
JR East – Tohoku Main Line / Takasaki Line / Keihin Tohoku Line
35px Tōbu Railway – Tōbu Urban Park Line
Saitama New Urban Transit ("New Shuttle") - Ina Line