Ōtone, Saitama
dissolved municipality in Kitasaitama district, Saitama prefecture, Japan
Ōtone (大利根町, Ōtone-machi) was a town located in Kitasaitama District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
As of January 1, 2008, the town had an estimated population of 14,855 and a density of 607.07 persons per km2. The total area was 24.47 km2.
On March 23, 2010, Ōtone, along with the towns of Kisai, Kitakawabe (all from Kitasaitama District), was merged into the expanded city of Kazo. Kitasaitama District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
“Ōtone, Saitama” enters the record as dissolved municipality in Kitasaitama district, Saitama prefecture, Japan. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Ōtone, Saitama and dissolved can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q386314. VIAF identifies the subject as 259914766. Authority coordinates are 36.141, 139.664. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2008 and 2010.
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