Events in Our City in April

Population of Soka City Reaches 250,000 on April 9

Soka City was born on November 1, 1958, with the population of 34,878, as the 21st city in Saitama Prefecture.
After that, as a commuter town of Tokyo, the population soared and the city became urbanized rapidly from the early 1960s, along with the construction of a large-scale housing complex "Matsubaradanchi," and the through service of the Tobu Railway into the subway Hibiya Line.
After the population reached 200,000 in February 1989, it continued increasing gradually to reach 250,000 on April 9, 2020.
Soka City will continue its community development to realize a "Livable City," under the theme of "a community filled with warm-heartedness, Soka," with 250,000 citizens.

• Soka City was born on November 1, 1958, with the population of 34,878.
• People started moving into Matsubaradanchi, and the inter-connected through service started between Tobu Isesaki Line and the Hibiya Line in1962.
• The population exceeded 100,000 on August 1, 1968.
• The number of birth was the largest in 1973 (4288 babies).
• The population exceeded 200,000 on February 28, 1989.
• The population exceeded 250,000 on April 9, 2020.