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Shōwa, Saitama

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Shōwa (庄和町, Shōwa-machi) was a town in Kitakatsushika District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 37,047 and a density of 1,316.06 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,408.6/sq mi). The total area was 28.15 km2 (10.87 sq mi).

On October 1, 2005, Shōwa was merged into the expanded city of Kasukabe and no longer exists as an independent municipality.[1]

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  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.