| 瑞穂町は東京都心より北西へ約40㎞の位置にあり、東西約5.5㎞、南北約6㎞の逆三角形の形状で、面積は16.83km2、標高は最高194ｍ、最低110ｍとなっている。 | Lying some 40 km to the northwest of downtown Tokyo, Mizuho Town occupies an inverted triangular area, stretching about 5.5 km east to west and about 6 km north to south. The town itself takes up 16.83 km2, and its elevation is a minimum of 110 m and a maximum of 194 m. |
| 東は武蔵村山市・埼玉県所沢市、西は青梅市・羽村市、南は福生市、北は埼玉県入間市に接している。 | The town is bordered on the east by the neighboring cities of Musashimurayama-shi and Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama Prefecture, on the west by Ome City and Hamura City, to the south by Fussa City, and with Iruma City, Saitama Prefecture to the north. |
| 町の東部には狭山丘陵が広がり、この一帯が狭山近郊緑地保全区域に指定されており、豊かな自然環境が残っている。また、南側には横田基地があり、町域の約13％を占めている。 | Sayama hill spreads out into the eastern part of the town, where its rich natural environment is still preserved, since the district having been specified as the Sayama environs green conservation area. In addition, on the south side there is Yokota Air Base, which occupies about 13% of the town area. |
| 町の南北をJR八高線及び国道16号が、東西を青梅街道と新青梅街道が走り、交通の要所となっている。 | The town is a key transport hub, with the JR Hachiko Line and National Route 16 running north and south, and Ome-kaido Road and Shin Ome-kaido Road running east and west. |
| 狭山池を源に町の東南へ流れる残堀川は多摩川へ、狭山丘陵北側の高根地区から北東へ流れる不老川は、埼玉県に入り新河岸川を経て荒川に注いでいる。 | From its Sayama Pond source, the Zanbori River flows to the southeast of town to the Tama River, while the Furo (or Toshitorazu) River runs from the Takane area on the north side of Sayama Hill to the northeastward, entering into Saitama Prefecture and finally merging into the Arakawa River via the Shingashi River. |
瑞穂町の位置
Location of Mizuho-machi