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| name                    =  Hannō
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| native_name             = {{nobold|{{lang|ja|飯能市}}}}
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| image_caption           = Hannō City Hall
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| subdivision_name1       = [[Kantō region|Kantō]]
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| subdivision_name2       = [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]]
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| established_title   = First official recorded
| established_date    = 27 AD (official){{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
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| established_date2   = April 1, 1889
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| established_date3   = January 1, 1954
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| leader_name             = [[:ja:新井重行|Shigeyuki Arai]] (since August 2021)
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| blank1_info_sec2        = 1-1 Namiyanagi, Hannō-shi, Saitama-ken 357-8501
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[[File:Akebono-kodomonomori-park,hanno.JPG|right|270px|thumb|Akebono Kodomo-no-mori Park]]
[[File:Hannou city from Mt.tenran.JPG|right|270px|thumb|View of Hannō from Mount Tenran]]
{{Nihongo| '''Hannō'''|飯能市|Hannō-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Saitama Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2021|01|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 79,123 in 35,440 households and a [[population density]] of 410 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="Hannō-hp">{{cite web|url= https://as-hanno.s3.amazonaws.com/at/222995001853b.pdf|title= Hannō city official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 2021-01-30|archive-date= 2022-06-25|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220625204339/https://as-hanno.s3.amazonaws.com/at/222995001853b.pdf|url-status= dead}}</ref> The total area of the city is {{convert|193.05|sqkm|sqmi}}.
==Geography==
Hannō is located on the southern border of Saitama Prefecture, bordered by the [[Tokyo]] to the south and the Chichibu region to the west. Both the [[Iruma River]] and the Koma River flow through the city. Hannō is mainly made up of urban and suburban areas, surrounded by mountains and rivers.
===Surrounding municipalities===
[[Saitama Prefecture]]
* [[Chichibu, Saitama|Chichibu]]
* [[Hidaka, Saitama|Hidaka]]
* [[Iruma, Saitama|Iruma]]
* [[Moroyama, Saitama|Moroyama]]
* [[Ogose, Saitama|Ogose]]
* [[Sayama, Saitama|Sayama]]
* [[Tokigawa, Saitama|Tokigawa]]
* [[Yokoze, Saitama|Yokoze]]
[[Tokyo Metropolis]]
* [[Okutama, Tokyo|Okutama]]
* [[Oume, Tokyo|Oume]]
===Climate===
Hannō has a [[Humid subtropical climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hannō is 12.6&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 1408&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.9&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 1.0&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/saitama/hanno-2912/ Hannō climate data]</ref>
==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-saitama.php Hannō population statistics]</ref> the population of Hannō peaked around the year 2000 and has declined slightly over the past 20 years.
{{Historical populations
| 1950 | 45,524
| 1960 | 47,413
| 1970 | 55,130
| 1980 | 63,902
| 1990 | 75,794
| 2000 | 85,886
| 2010 | 83,549
| 2020 | 80,361
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==History==
Hannō was traditionally noted for its lumber industry, which developed during the [[Edo period]] to supply [[Edo]] with timber needed for rebuilding after its frequent fires. The town of Hannō was established within Koma District, Saitama with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Koma District was abolished in 1896, becoming part of [[Iruma District, Saitama|Iruma District]].
Hannō annexed the neighboring villages of Seimei, Minami-Koma, Kaji and Moto-Kaji on April 1, 1943. It was elevated to city status on January 1, 1954. Hannō annexed the neighboring villages of Agano, Gigshi-Agano, Haraichiba on September 30, 1956. On January 1, 2005, the village of [[Naguri, Saitama|Naguri]] was merged into Hannō.
==Economy==
The economy of Hannō is mixed, with a number of pharmaceutical firms and electronics firms maintaining factories in the area. A substantial fraction of the population commutes to Tokyo every day.
==Government==
Hannō has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city council of 19 members. Hannō contributes one member to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of [[Saitama 9th district]] of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].
==Education==
*[[Surugadai University]] – Hannō campus
* Hannō has 11 public elementary schools and seven public middle schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education. In addition, there are two private middle schools and three private high schools.
==Transportation==
===Railway===
[[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[JR East]] – [[Hachiko Line]]
*{{STN|Higashi-Hannō}}
[[File:SeibuRailway mark.svg|20px]] [[Seibu Railway]] - [[Seibu Ikebukuro Line]]/[[Seibu Chichibu Line]]
* {{STN|Hannō}} - {{STN|Higashi-Hannō}} - < ''{{STN|Koma|Saitama}} - {{STN|Musashi-Yokote}}'' > - {{STN|Higashi-Agano}} - {{STN|Agano}} - {{STN|Nishi-Agano}} - {{STN|Shōmaru}}
===Highway===
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|299}}
==Sister cities==
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brea, California]], United States, since January 5, 1981.
==Local attractions==
* Akebono Children's Forest Park is another Moomin themed public park for children that opened in 1997.
* Hannō Festival, first weekend of November
* JLPGA Mitsubishi Ladies Golf, late October
* ''[[Metsä (theme park)|Moomin Valley Park]]''<ref>[[:ja:メッツァ|(テーマパーク)]] '''(Japanese language edition)''' Retrieved 28 November 2018.</ref> The theme park opened 2019.
==In popular culture==
The [[anime]] series ''[[Encouragement of Climb]]'' and ''[[Train to the End of the World]]'' are set in Hannō.
== Noted people from Hannō ==
* [[Makoto Matsubara]], professional baseball player
* [[Mimura (actress)|Mimura]] (actress)
* [[Yasue Sato]], model, actress
==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Hanno, Saitama}}
*[https://www.city.hanno.lg.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
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