Honjō, Saitama
The town of Honjō was created within Kodama District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.Honjō was elevated to city status on July 1, 1954 by merging with neighboring Fujita, Nitte, Asahi and Kitaizumi villages.Honjō has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 21 members.In terms of national politics, the city is part of Saitama 11th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.The economy of Honjō is based on light and precision manufacturing and agriculture, and the city is also a regional commercial center.
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