Midori-ku, Saitama 2.03

Midori-ku is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the southeastern part of the city., the ward had an estimated population of 117,152 and a population density of 4,430 persons per km². Its total area was 26.44sqkm.GeographyA wide area of green farmland, Minuma Rice Paddies, forms the central part of the ward. The major river system includes the Shiba River, the Ayanose River, and the Minuma Irrigational Canal. In the southern section of the ward runs the Tōhoku Expressway.Neighboring MunicipalitiesSaitama Prefecture Minuma-kuMinami-kuUrawa-kuIwatsuki-kuKawaguchiHistoryThe first people who stayed permanently in this area are considered to have arrived approximately twenty five thousand years ago. Paleolithic archaeological sites found in the area include,, and. In the early modern period, the area witnessed large-scale civil engineering projects: the construction of, the demolition of the reservoir, and the creation of. became one of the post stations of the Nikkō Onari Kaidō.