is a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 in Saitama Prefecture

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.

As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population

Population

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 of 82,683 and a population density

Population density

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 of 614.29 per km². The total area is 134.60 km².

Hannō is mainly made up of urban and suburban areas, surrounded by mountains and rivers.

The city was founded on January 1, 1954.

On January 1, 2005 the village of Naguri, from 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:...

, was merged into Hannō.

Hanno Festival

• Hanno Festival, which held on November 3 to 5, since 1970, as known for festival in Saitama Prefecture 。

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 in the United States is Hannō's official American Sister City.

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, Jalisco

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, Mexico

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