is a town

Towns of Japan

A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Iruma District

Iruma District, Saitama

is a district located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.In the 2005 census reports, the district has an estimated population of 89,552. The total area is 89.77 km².The district consists of three towns:*Miyoshi*Moroyama*Ogose-District timeline:...

, Saitama

Saitama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...

, Japan

Japan

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As of July 2008, the town has an estimated population

Population

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 of 39,298 and a density

Population density

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 of 1150 PD/sqkm. The total area is 34.03 square kilometres (13.1 sq mi).

History

Moroyama, as it is now, was established in 1955 when the old Moroyama Town and Kawakado Village consolidated, taking a large step toward the area's rapid growth from a farm village to an urban town

Urban town

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. Road paving and housing developments in the early 1960s brought urbanization, population growth and change to areas previously devoted to mulberry fields. This new urban environment led to changes in the industrial structure including decreases in the agricultural population and an increase in the manufacturing

Manufacturing

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 and service industries. Moroyama became a commuter town

Commuter town

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Railways

Moroyama town has four stations.

• JR East Hachikō Line
  Hachiko Line
  The is a 92.0 km regional railway line owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company . It is located within Tokyo, Saitama, and Gunma Prefectures in Japan. Its endpoints are Hachiōji Station in Hachiōji, Tokyo and Kuragano Station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture.-Services:Komagawa Station in...
  
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  • Moro Station
    Moro Station
    is a railway station in Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Moro Station is served by the Hachikō Line between and .-Station layout:...
    
    
• Tōbu Ogose Line
  Tobu Ogose Line
  The is a 10.9 km mostly single-track branchline in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, which runs from Sakado Station on the Tōbu Tōjō Line to Ogose Station, connecting with the JR East Hachikō Line.-Service outline:...
  
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  • Higashi-Moro Station
    Higashi-Moro Station
    is a railway station in Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.-Lines:Higashi-Moro Station is served by the Tōbu Ogose Line, a single-track branchline running from to , and is situated 8.6 km from Sakado. During the daytime, the station is served by four trains per hour in each...
    
    , Bushū-Nagase Station
    Bushu-Nagase Station
    , is a railway station in Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.-Lines:Bushū-Nagase Station is served by the Tōbu Ogose Line, a single-track branchline running from to , and is situated 7.6 km from Sakado...
    
    , Kawakado Station
    Kawakado Station
    , is a railway station in Moroyama, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.-Lines:Kawakado Station is served by the Tōbu Ogose Line from Sakado to Ogose, and is situated 5.6 km from Sakado...
    
    

Adjoining cities and towns

• Sakado
  Sakado, Saitama
  is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 1 July 2009, the city has an estimated population of 100,942 . The total area is 40.97 km².The town of Sakado was upgraded to city status on 1 September 1976.-Adjoining cities and towns:...
  
  
• Tsurugashima
  Tsurugashima, Saitama
  is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of May 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 69,919 . The total area is 17.73 km²....
  
  
• Hidaka
  Hidaka, Saitama
  is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 57,865, with 22,588 households, and a population density of 1,218.21 persons per km²...
  
  
• Hannō
• Ogose
  Ogose, Saitama
  is a town in the Iruma District of Saitama Prefecture. It is noted for ume blossoms in early spring.-External links:*...
  
  , Iruma
• Hatoyama, Hiki