Ageo, Saitama

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**Ageo**
**上尾市**
Ageo's location in Saitama, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Saitama
Physical characteristics
Area	45.55 km² (17.59 sq mi)
Population (as of 2007)
Total	225,070
Density	4,941 /km² (12,797 /sq mi)
Location	35°59′N, 139°36′E
Symbols
Tree	Oak
Flower	Azalea
Flag
Ageo Government Office
Address	〒362-8501 3-1-1 Honchō, Ageo, Saitama, Japan
Phone number	048-775-5111
Official website: Ageo City Website

Ageo (上尾市, Ageo-shi^?) is a city located in Saitama, Japan.

As of April 2007, the city has an estimated population of 220,050 and the density of 4,761.14 persons per km². The total area is 45.55 km².

[edit] History

Ageo City Hall

The city began as Ageo-juku, a post town on the Nakasendō, during the Edo period. Ageo's rail station was opened in 1883. In 1889, Ageo-juku merged with villages of Ageo, Ageoshimo, Kashiwaza, Kasugayatsu and Yatsu to the new town of Ageo in 1889. The two towns of Hirakata and Haraichi and the three villages of Kamihira, Ōishi and Ōtani merged with the town of Ageo in 1955, and Ageo obtained city status in July 15, 1958, with a population of more than 37,000. In the second half of the 20th century, some factories of metallurgy and automobile were constructed. Housing increased like the suburbs of Tokyo and the cities of the south of the prefecture of Saitama.

[edit] Transportation

For more details on this topic, see Transportation in Greater Tokyo .

Ageo Station on the Takasaki Line. It takes about 40 minutes from Ueno Station (Tokyo) to Ageo station by train.
Both Route 16 and 17 run through Ageo.