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interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%8C_%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7" title="هونجو، سایتاما – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="هونجو، سایتاما" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honzy%C3%B4-chh%C4%AB" title="Honzyô-chhī – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Honzyô-chhī" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honj%C5%8D-shi" title="Honjō-shi – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Honjō-shi" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honj%C5%8D_(Saitama)" title="Honjō (Saitama) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Honjō (Saitama)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honj%C5%8D_(Saitama)" title="Honjō (Saitama) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Honjō (Saitama)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%8C_%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7" title="هونجو، سایتاما – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="هونجو، سایتاما" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honj%C5%8D" title="Honjō – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Honjō" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honj%C5%8D" title="Honjō – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Honjō" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%98%BC%EC%A1%B0%EC%8B%9C" title="혼조시 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="혼조시" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honj%C5%8D" title="Honjō – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Honjō" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honj%C5%8D" title="Honjō – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Honjō" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%8C_%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7" title="هونجو، سایتاما – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="هونجو، سایتاما" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honjo" title="Honjo – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Honjo" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%AC%E5%BA%84%E5%B8%82" title="本庄市 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="本庄市" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B7%D1%91" title="Хондзё – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Хондзё" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honj%C5%8D" title="Honjō – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Honjō" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honj%C5%8D_(Saitama)" title="Honjō (Saitama) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Honjō (Saitama)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honj%C5%8D" title="Honjō – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Honjō" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B7%D1%91" title="Хондзё – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Хондзё" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honj%C5%8D" title="Honjō – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Honjō" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama" title="Honjō, Saitama – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Honjō, Saitama" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hondyo,_Saitama" title="Hondyo, Saitama – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Hondyo, Saitama" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B7%D1%91" title="Хондзё – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Хондзё" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%AE%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%88" title="ฮนโจ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ฮนโจ" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%B2%D0%BE%D0%BD%D2%B7%D0%BE" title="Ҳонҷо – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Ҳонҷо" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honj%C5%8D" title="Honjō – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Honjō" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B7%D1%8C%D0%BE_(%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0)" title="Хондзьо (Сайтама) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Хондзьо (Сайтама)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama" title="Honjō, Saitama – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Honjō, Saitama" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-classical mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-classical.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%AC%E5%BA%84%E5%B8%82" title="本庄市 – Literary Chinese" lang="lzh" hreflang="lzh" data-title="本庄市" data-language-autonym="文言" data-language-local-name="Literary Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>文言</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama" title="Honjō, Saitama – Waray" lang="war" 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.ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Honjō</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native" lang="ja"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">本庄市</span></span></span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Cities_of_Japan" title="Cities of Japan">City</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Honjo-city-hall_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Honjō city hall"><img alt="Honjō city hall" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Honjo-city-hall_2.JPG/250px-Honjo-city-hall_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Honjo-city-hall_2.JPG/375px-Honjo-city-hall_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Honjo-city-hall_2.JPG/500px-Honjo-city-hall_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Honjō city hall</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td 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class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama&params=36_14_36.9_N_139_11_25.4_E_region:JP_type:city(77900)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">36°14′36.9″N</span> <span class="longitude">139°11′25.4″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">36.243583°N 139.190389°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">36.243583; 139.190389</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_Japan" title="List of regions of Japan">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kant%C5%8D_region" title="Kantō region">Kantō</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan" title="Prefectures of Japan">Prefecture</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Saitama_Prefecture" title="Saitama Prefecture">Saitama</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">89.69 km<sup>2</sup> (34.63 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(January 2021)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">77,900</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">870/km<sup>2</sup> (2,200/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B9" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+9">UTC+9</a> (<a href="/wiki/Japan_Standard_Time" title="Japan Standard Time">Japan Standard Time</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">- Tree</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Osmanthus" title="Osmanthus">Osmanthus</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">- Flower</th><td class="infobox-data">Oenothera tetraptera (<i>Tsukimiso</i> in Japanese)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Phone number</th><td class="infobox-data">0495-25-1111</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Address</th><td class="infobox-data">3-5-3 Honjo, Honjo-shi, Saitama-ken 367-8501</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.city.honjo.lg.jp/">Official website</a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Floats_lined_up_at_the_Honjo_Festival,Honjo_city,Japan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Floats_lined_up_at_the_Honjo_Festival%2CHonjo_city%2CJapan.jpg/260px-Floats_lined_up_at_the_Honjo_Festival%2CHonjo_city%2CJapan.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Floats_lined_up_at_the_Honjo_Festival%2CHonjo_city%2CJapan.jpg/390px-Floats_lined_up_at_the_Honjo_Festival%2CHonjo_city%2CJapan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Floats_lined_up_at_the_Honjo_Festival%2CHonjo_city%2CJapan.jpg/520px-Floats_lined_up_at_the_Honjo_Festival%2CHonjo_city%2CJapan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2843" data-file-height="1853" /></a><figcaption>Honjō Matsuri</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Honjō</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">本庄市</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Honjō-shi</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span> is a <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Japan" title="List of cities in Japan">city</a> located in <a href="/wiki/Saitama_Prefecture" title="Saitama Prefecture">Saitama Prefecture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>. As of 1 January 2021<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the city had an estimated <a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population">population</a> of 77,900 in 35,026 households and a <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> of 870 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-Honjō-hp_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Honjō-hp-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The total area of the city is 89.69 square kilometres (34.63 sq mi). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Honjō is located on the northwestern border of <a href="/wiki/Saitama_Prefecture" title="Saitama Prefecture">Saitama Prefecture</a>, bordered by the upper reaches of the <a href="/wiki/Tone_River" title="Tone River">Tone River</a> to the north. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Surrounding_municipalities">Surrounding municipalities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Surrounding municipalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Gunma_Prefecture" title="Gunma Prefecture">Gunma Prefecture</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Isesaki,_Gunma" class="mw-redirect" title="Isesaki, Gunma">Isesaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamamura,_Gunma" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamamura, Gunma">Tamamura</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Saitama_Prefecture" title="Saitama Prefecture">Saitama Prefecture</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fukaya,_Saitama" title="Fukaya, Saitama">Fukaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamikawa,_Saitama" title="Kamikawa, Saitama">Kamikawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamisato,_Saitama" title="Kamisato, Saitama">Kamisato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minano,_Saitama" title="Minano, Saitama">Minano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagatoro,_Saitama" title="Nagatoro, Saitama">Nagatoro</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Honjō has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climate</a> (Köppen <i>Cfa</i>) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Honjō is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1258 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.9 °C.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Per Japanese census data,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the population of Honjō peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1920 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">43,369</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1930 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">48,841</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+12.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1940 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">49,783</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1950 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">61,703</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+23.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 1960 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">58,569</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−5.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1970 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">65,187</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+11.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1980 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">72,089</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+10.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">78,551</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+9.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2000 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">82,670</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+5.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 2010 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">81,889</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−0.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2020 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">78,569</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−4.1%</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The area of Honjō has been inhabited since prehistoric times and numerous <a href="/wiki/Kofun" title="Kofun">burial mounds</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Kofun_period" title="Kofun period">Kofun period</a> have been found in the area. During the <a href="/wiki/Kamakura_period" title="Kamakura period">Kamakura period</a>, the area was dominated by the Honjō clan, who continued to rule over a <a href="/wiki/J%C5%8Dkamachi" title="Jōkamachi">castle town</a> and eventually the short-lived Honjō Domain during the early <a href="/wiki/Tokugawa_shogunate" title="Tokugawa shogunate">Tokugawa shogunate</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Edo_period" title="Edo period">Edo period</a>. After the suppression of Honjō Domain, the town continued to prosper as <a href="/wiki/Honj%C5%8D-juku" class="mw-redirect" title="Honjō-juku">Honjō-juku</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Shukuba" title="Shukuba">post station</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Nakasendo" class="mw-redirect" title="Nakasendo">Nakasendo</a> highway. During the late Edo period and early <a href="/wiki/Meiji_period" class="mw-redirect" title="Meiji period">Meiji period</a>, the area was noted for <a href="/wiki/Sericulture" title="Sericulture">sericulture</a>. The town of Honjō was created within <a href="/wiki/Kodama_District,_Saitama" title="Kodama District, Saitama">Kodama District</a>, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Honjō was elevated to city status on July 1, 1954 by merging with neighboring Fujita, Nitte, Asahi and Kitaizumi villages. On January 10, 2006, the town of <a href="/wiki/Kodama,_Saitama" title="Kodama, Saitama">Kodama</a> was merged into Honjō. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Honjō has a <a href="/wiki/Mayor-council" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor-council">mayor-council</a> form of government with a directly elected mayor and a <a href="/wiki/Unicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Unicameral">unicameral</a> city council of 21 members. Honjō, together with the towns of Kamikawa and Kamisato, contributes two members to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of <a href="/wiki/Saitama_11th_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Saitama 11th district">Saitama 11th district</a> of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Representatives of Japan">lower house</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Diet_of_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Diet of Japan">Diet of Japan</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The economy of Honjō is based on light and precision manufacturing and agriculture, and the city is also a regional commercial center. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Waseda_University" title="Waseda University">Waseda University</a> has a campus at Honjō</li> <li>Honjō has 13 public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. In addition, there are two private combined middle/high schools and one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.</li> <li>International schools: Escola Intercultural Unificada Arco Íris - <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_schools_in_Japan" title="Brazilian schools in Japan">Brazilian school</a><sup id="cite_ref-Brazilschools_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brazilschools-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Previously the city hosted another Brazilian school, Centro de Aprendizagem Logos.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railway">Railway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Railway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JR_logo_(east).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/JR_logo_%28east%29.svg/20px-JR_logo_%28east%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/JR_logo_%28east%29.svg/30px-JR_logo_%28east%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/JR_logo_%28east%29.svg/40px-JR_logo_%28east%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="278" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/JR_East" class="mw-redirect" title="JR East">JR East</a> –<a href="/wiki/Joetsu_Shinkansen" class="mw-redirect" title="Joetsu Shinkansen">Joetsu Shinkansen</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Honj%C5%8D-Waseda_Station" title="Honjō-Waseda Station">Honjō-Waseda</a></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JR_logo_(east).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/JR_logo_%28east%29.svg/20px-JR_logo_%28east%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/JR_logo_%28east%29.svg/30px-JR_logo_%28east%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/JR_logo_%28east%29.svg/40px-JR_logo_%28east%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="278" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/JR_East" class="mw-redirect" title="JR East">JR East</a> – <a href="/wiki/Takasaki_Line" title="Takasaki Line">Takasaki Line</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Honj%C5%8D_Station_(Saitama)" title="Honjō Station (Saitama)">Honjō</a></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JR_logo_(east).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/JR_logo_%28east%29.svg/20px-JR_logo_%28east%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/JR_logo_%28east%29.svg/30px-JR_logo_%28east%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/JR_logo_%28east%29.svg/40px-JR_logo_%28east%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="278" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/JR_East" class="mw-redirect" title="JR East">JR East</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hachik%C5%8D_Line" title="Hachikō Line">Hachikō Line</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kodama_Station" title="Kodama Station">Kodama</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Highway">Highway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Highway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/JP_Expressway_E17.svg/44px-JP_Expressway_E17.svg.png" decoding="async" width="44" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/JP_Expressway_E17.svg/66px-JP_Expressway_E17.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/JP_Expressway_E17.svg/87px-JP_Expressway_E17.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="791" data-file-height="436" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kan-etsu_Expressway" title="Kan-etsu Expressway">Kan-etsu Expressway</a> – Honjō-Kodama IC</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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Japan</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Local_attractions">Local attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Local attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Honjō Circuit, a small motorsports circuit</li> <li>Honjo City Museum of History and Folklore</li> <li>Maze Dam</li> <li>Sagiyama kofun</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sayuri_Inoue&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sayuri Inoue (page does not exist)">Sayuri Inoue</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%95%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%8F%E7%99%BE%E5%90%88_(%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB)" class="extiw" title="ja:井上小百合 (アイドル)">ja</a>]</span>, actress, a former member of the idol group <a href="/wiki/Nogizaka46" title="Nogizaka46">Nogizaka46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yukiko_Kada" title="Yukiko Kada">Yukiko Kada</a>, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaki_Numazawa" title="Jaki Numazawa">Jaki Numazawa</a>, professional wrestler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takekoshi_Yosabur%C5%8D" title="Takekoshi Yosaburō">Takekoshi Yosaburō</a>, historian and politician</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honj%C5%8D,_Saitama&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Japan.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Honj%C5%8D+city+official+statistics&rft.place=Japan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.city.honjo.lg.jp%2Fmaterial%2Ffiles%2Fgroup%2F12%2Ftyobetu0301.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHonj%C5%8D%2C+Saitama" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/saitama/honjo-5614/">Honjō climate data</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-saitama.php">Honjō population statistics</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Brazilschools-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Brazilschools_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.brasemb.or.jp/portugues/community/school.php">Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão</a>" (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151018083340/http://www.brasemb.or.jp/portugues/community/school.php">Archive</a>). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080207160806/http://www.brasemb.or.jp/portugues/community/school.php">Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão</a>" (). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. February 7, 2008. 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