Iruma, Saitama

Iruma 入間市
City
Flag of Iruma Flag
Location of Iruma in Saitama Prefecture Location of Iruma in Saitama Prefecture
Iruma Location in Japan
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	TANAKA Tatsuo
Area
• Total	44.74 km2 (17.27 sq mi)
Population (March 2010)
• Total	149,269
• Density	3,340/km2 (8,700/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	keyaki
• Flower	tea blossom
• Bird	lark
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Hall Address	1-16-1toyooka 358-8511
Website	www.city.iruma.saitama.jp

Iruma (入間市, Iruma-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo. The city was founded on November 1, 1966.

As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 149,269 and a population density of 3,340 persons per km². The total area is 44.74 km². The city consists of 6 hamlets: Toyooka, Kaneko, Higashikaneko, Fujisawa, Miyadera-Nihongi and Seibu.

Iruma and neighboring Sayama are famous for the tea they produce. Iruma also has well-known baking industries.

During the Edo period, Iruma was famous as a market and post-station town.

Iruma Air Base

Iruma Air Base, located in Iruma and Sayama, takes its name from its host city. Iruma Air Base is a facility of the Air Self Defense Force. Aircraft based here include YS-11, Kawasaki T-4, and Kawasaki C-1. The base holds an Aircraft Festival annually in early November. This air base was once known as Johnson Air Base while under the control of the United States Air Force.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan

Twin towns — Sister cities

Iruma is twinned with:

• Sado, Niigata, Japan (1986)
• Wolfratshausen, Germany (1987)
• Fenghua, China (2000)

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Iruma City official website (Japanese)